Legal Opinion
New Jersey Coalition for Fair Broadcasting v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 22, 1978No. 76-2674PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
This appeal comes to us upon a petition by the New Jersey Coalition for Fair Broadcasting (Coalition) for review of orders of the Federal Communications Commission which terminated an inquiry into the adequacy of television service in the state of New Jersey. We have jurisdiction under section 402(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. § 402(a) (1970), and 28 U.S.C. § 2342(1) (Supp. V. 1975). Since we find that the Commission’s actions accorded with applicable statutory law, were neither arbitrary nor capricious, and do not constitute an abuse…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- The New Jersey Coalition For Fair Broadcasting v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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