Legal Opinion
Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 28, 1972No. 24672PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
In this appeal we are asked to review the Federal Communications Commission’s refusal to permit the voluntary reimbursement of expenses to the appellant, the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, by a broadcast licensee. The proposed reimbursement was for legal advice and other services rendered by the Church to several civic associations in Texarkana, Texas in filing a petition to deny the license of KTAL-TV in Texarkana, negotiating a settlement with the licensee of KTAL, and subsequently withdrawing the petition to deny.
We specifically overrule the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Greater Boston Television Corp. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Braniff Airways, Incorporated v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by36 opinions
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