Legal Opinion
League of Women Voters of California, and Pacifica Foundation, and Henry Waxman v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1986No. 83-6299PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.
Appellants in this attorneys’ fees appeal are the successful litigants in a federal court action challenging the constitutionality of 47 U.S.C. § 399(a), later styled 47 U.S.C. § 399, which regulated certain activities of noncommercial broadcasting stations. The plaintiffs filed the underlying action in federal court in 1979, and the Supreme Court in Federal Communications Commission v. League of Women Voters of California, 468 U.S. 364, 104 S.Ct. 3106, 82 L.Ed.2d 278 (1984), held that the provision violated the first amendment.
The plaintiffs sought attorneys’…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Federal Communications Commission v. League of Women Voters of CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- White v. MurthaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Stanley Spencer v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Manufacturers Association, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- BROAD AVENUE LAUNDRY AND TAILORING, Petitioner, v. the UNITED STATES, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by58 opinions
- United States v. Michael Paul HouserCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- George L. Barry v. Otis R. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Knowlton Merritt v. John E. MacKey and Jerry Howard, Knowlton Merritt v. John E. MacKey Steve VincentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Oregon Environmental Council v. KunzmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Kali v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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