Legal Opinion
Ralph Ilowite v. United States of America and the Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 5, 1968No. 16527PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
The Federal Communications Commission dismissed without prejudice petitioner’s applications for amateur and citizen’s radio licenses because he refused to answer the Commission’s inquiry as to whether he was or had ever been a member of the Communist Party or of any organization or group which advocates or teaches the overthrow of the Government of the United States, or of any political subdivision thereof, by force or violence. The questions were based on Sections 303 (Í), 308(b) and 309(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. §§ 303(0, 308(b),…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- Morton Borrow v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Stanley Blumenthal v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- William C. Cronan v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
4Cited by3 opinions
- Carlos Campos, Ismael Rodriguez, Javier Navarro, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- In re MarvinSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1969
- Ralph Ilowite v. United States of America and the Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968