Legal Opinion
Ruggiero v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 8, 2002No. 00-1100PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
In this case, an unlicensed microbroadcaster — a “pirate” — challenges the constitutionality of the Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act of 2000’s character qualification provision, which permanently prohibits anyone who ever “engaged in any manner in the unlicensed operation of any station in violation of ... the Communications Act of 1934” from obtaining a low-power FM radio license. To survive First and Fifth Amendment challenges in this Circuit,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Northeastern Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Smith v. BarrySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Federal Communications Commission v. League of Women Voters of CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- Toolasprashad v. Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- Radio v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- Ruggiero v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
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