Legal Opinion
National Broadcasting Company, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, Accuracy in Media, Inc., Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 11, 1975No. 73-2256PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
On September 12, 1972, the television network of the National Broadcasting Company broadcast its documentary entitled “Pensions: The Broken Promise,” narrated by Edwin Newman. On November 27, 1972, Accuracy in Media (AIM) filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission charging NBC had presented a one-sided picture of private pension plans. The handling of this case by the Commission will be discussed in more detail subsequently (section II). For introductory purposes it suffices to say that on May 2, 1973 —as it happens, the same day NBC re*1106ceived the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Permian Basin Area Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Provisional Government of Republic of New Afrika v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1985
- Public Interest Research Group and Environmental Law Institute v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
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