Legal Opinion
Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P. v. Federal Communications Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 22, 1992No. Civ. A. 92-2494 and 92-2558PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JACKSON, District Judge.
In these actions for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief, plaintiffs challenge most of the provisions of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Com petition Act of 1992, Pub.L. No. 102-385, 106 Stat. 1460, and certain provisions of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, Pub.L. No. 98-549, 98 Stat. 2779 (“the Cable Act” or “Acts”), as imposing unconstitutional restrictions on their First Amendment rights of free speech.
Plaintiffs are cable television system owner/operators and programmers. Defendants are the United States and the…
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