Legal Opinion
Democratic National Committee v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 2, 1972No. Nos. 71-1637, 71-1723PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
In. these consolidated appeals we are once again asked to review a decision of the Federal Communications Commission (hereinafter either “FCC” or “the Commission”) which was issued under the Commission’s fairness doctrine. The two petitioners are the Democratic National Committee (hereinafter “DNC”) and the Republican National Committee (hereinafter “RNC”). The three major networks, American Broadcasting Companies (ABC), Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (CBS), and the National Broadcasting Company *894(NBC), have all intervened in these actions and have filed briefs with the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- National Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Democratic National Committee v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Intervenors. Republican National Committee v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Democratic National Committee, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Dorothy Healey v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Metromedia, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Polish American Congress v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Polish American Congress v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- The Honorable Shirley Chisholm v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Cbs, Inc., Intervenors. Democratic National Committee v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, American Broadcasting Company, Inc., and Radio Television News Directors Association, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976