Legal Opinion
Donald E. Muir, H. Jeff Buttram, and O. Navarro Faircloth, Plaintiffs v. Alabama Educational Television Commission Jacob Walker, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1981No. 80-7546PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge:
Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama refusing to order Alabama Educational Television Commission (AETC) *1014to broadcast the program “Death of a Princess” and granting summary judgment for AETC. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
AETC decided not to broadcast “Death of a Princess”, scheduled for broadcast in Alabama on May 12, 1980 at 8:00 p. m. The film, one of thirteen in the series “World,” is a drama/documentary of events said to have surrounded the July 1977 public execution for adultery of a Saudi Arabian princess and her lover.
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. ConradSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Pacific and Southern Company, Inc., D/B/A Wxia-Tv, Cross v. Carol Duncan, D/B/A Tv News Clips, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- McGlynn v. New Jersey Public Broadcasting AuthoritySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Muir v. Alabama Educational Television CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Gertrude Barnstone and Harvey Malyn v. The University of Houston, Kuht-TvCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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