Legal Opinion
Greater Boston Television Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 29, 1971No. Nos. 17785, 17788, 23154, 23159, 23172PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
The latest turn in the Boston-TV Channel 5 controversy came on August 20, 1971, when the Federal Communications Commission filed a Request with this court to recall its mandate of June 23, 1971, affirming the FCC’s order awarding a construction permit to Boston Broadcasters, Inc. (BBI). The Request was made for the purpose of permitting oral argument before the FCC to consider whether to reopen the comparative proceeding as to the action it should take in the light of information concerning charges that one of BBI’s principals had violated securities laws in…
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Piambino v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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- Piambino v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- N.C. v. W.R.C.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- Ida Nelson, Pearlie G. Faulkner and William Nelson v. Isaac JamesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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