Legal Opinion
National Association of Broadcasters v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 16, 1976No. 75-1087PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners-appellants1 in these consolidated cases challenge the validity of a *1122group of final orders2 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which deny refunds of fees paid under the Commission’s 1970 fee schedule.3 We agree that the fees in question were illegally assessed, and thus that refunds of those fees were improperly denied; we therefore remand these actions to the FCC to determine proper fees and refund the portion illegally collected.
As we explain in greater detail in a companion case decided this same date,4 the 1970 fee schedule was promulgated…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by69 opinions
- Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. MoitieSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Margo v. WeissCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Welyczko v. U.S. Air, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Rubin KREMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHEMICAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Magda Marin Piazza v. Awilda Aponte RoqueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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