National Broadcasting Company, Inc. v. Communications Workers of America, Afl-Cio

I

The appellant, the Communication Workers of America (CWA), is a national labor organization. CWA leased the Miami Beach Convention Center from the City of Miami Beach for the period July 23 through August 1, 1987, for the purpose of holding its annual convention there. A number of candidates for the Presidency of the United States were scheduled to speak at CWA’s convention on the evenings of July 28 and 30.

On July 28, the national television networks sent broadcast crews, consisting of cameramen and reporters, to the convention center to videotape the candidates’ speeches. CWA issued press…