Legal Opinion
CBS, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 1, 1981No. 80-207PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We granted certiorari to consider whether the Federal Communications Commission properly construed 47 U. S. C. § 312 (a) (7) and determined that petitioners failed to provide “reasonable access to . . . the use of a broadcasting station” ■ as required by the statute. 449 U. S. 950 (1980).
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On October 11, 1979, Gerald M. Rafshoon, President of the Carter-Mondale Presidential Committee, requested each of the three major television networks to provide time for a 30-minute program between 8 p. m. and 10:30 p. m. on either the 4th, 5th, 6th, or 7th of December 1979.1 The Committee *372intended to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Zemel v. RuskSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by136 opinions
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- Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. ForbesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Federal Communications Commission v. League of Women Voters of CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Roebuck, Dr. James R. v. Drexel UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- American Civil Liberties Union v. RenoDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
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