Legal Opinion

Tallahassee Branch of the NAACP v. Federal Communications Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 21, 1989No. Nos. 88-1331, 88-1332PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

These two cases present challenges to the refusal of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) to conduct investigations or hold evidentiary hearings on appellants’ complaints that two licensees violated the FCC’s Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) rules, 47 C.F.R. § 73.2080 (1987), before granting television license renewals. See Arkansas Educational Television Commission, 3 F.C. C.Rcd 1923 (1988) {“Louisiana”)-, Applications of Certain Broadcast Stations Serving Communities in the State of Florida,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
United States v. LarionoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
California Public Broadcasting Forum v. Federal Communications Commission, Kqed, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
Citizens for Jazz on Wrvr, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Riverside Broadcasting Co., Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
Stuart-James Company, Inc., and Marc N. Geman v. Securities & Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by1 opinion

Tallahassee Branch of the Naacp and the National Black Media Coalition v. Federal Communications Commission, Holt-Robinson Television, Inc., Intervenor. Louisiana State Conference of Branches of the Naacp v. Federal Communications Commission, Louisiana Educational Television Authority, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989