Legal Opinion
Ackerman v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 9, 1969No. 68 Civil 4294PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
This action was commenced on the eve of the 1968 Presidential election by two plaintiffs, one a practicing psychiatrist and the other a practicing clinical psychologist, against the three major television and radio networks, charging a conspiracy among them to deprive Dick Gregory, a Presidential candidate, and his supporters of “aliquot” television broadcast time 1 in connection with his campaign.
On November 1, 1968, Judge Wyatt denied plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunctive relief to restrain the defendants from denying Gregory such aliquot time. Judge…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1976
- Michigan United Conservation Clubs v. CBS NewsDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1980
- Warren Lechtner v. James Brownyard, D/B/A W. H. Y. P. Country RadioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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