Legal Opinion
United States v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 7, 1980No. Nos. 77-1249 and 77-1252 to 77-1254PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Chief Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.
Dissenting opinion, in which Circuit Judge WILKEY joins, filed by Circuit Judge SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III.
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Chief Judge:
These appeals are the most recent stage in a process beginning in 1966, during the course of which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has nurtured a dynamic new medium: domestic satellite communication. The order under review,1 In Re Satellite Business Systems, 62 FCC2d 997 (1977), reconsideration denied, 64 FCC2d 872 (1977), granted Satellite Business Systems (SBS) authority to construct…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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- Brown Shoe Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Telocator Network of America v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Theodore G. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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