Legal Opinion
Ameritech Corp. v. United States
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 28, 1994No. 93 C 6642, 94 C 4089PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GRADY, District Judge.
Ameriteeh Corporation and Illinois Bell Telephone Company filed this lawsuit against defendants United States of America, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), and Janet Reno, in her official capacity as the Attorney General of the United States (collectively “the Government”), seeking a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202. The lawsuit raises a First Amendment challenge to a provision of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, 47 U.S.C. § 533(b), which prohibits the plaintiff local and regional…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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