Legal Opinion
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 15, 1971No. Nos. 24655, 24659PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
The question on these appeals is whether the Federal Communications Commission abused its discretion in holding that a 25-minute program broadcast by the Democratic National Committee, setting forth views on public issues in response to views previously presented by the President and presidential spokesmen in a number of broadcast appearances, gave rise to an obligation on the part of the Columbia Broadcasting System to provide comparable reply time to partisan Republican spokesmen. For reasons that follow, we reverse the Commission’s order.
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2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. Everett, GeorgeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
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- States Marine International, Inc. v. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee, Intervenors. Democratic National Committee v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Republican National Committee, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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