Legal Opinion

United States v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 11, 1974No. 73-2615PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYER, Circuit Judge:

Having determined in a companion case this day decided that the district court orders banning the publication of sketches of courtroom scenes are unconstitutional, United States v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., 5 Cir., 497 F.2d 102, [No. 73-2602, July 11, 1974], we must now consider whether the contempt conviction of CBS for violating those orders should stand.

Because this appeal, in our opinion, turns on the question whether the district judge should have disqualified himself, and we think under the circumstances sub judice that he should have done so, we need not…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Mayberry v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Parker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1946
  3. United States v. Larry Dickinson and Gibbs AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  4. Emil Richard Yates v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
  5. Scull v. Virginia Ex Rel. Committee on Law Reform & Racial ActivitiesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Potashnick v. Port City Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  2. Alfredo G. Parrish, Etc. v. Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar, Etc., Defendants- Alabama Black Lawyers Association v. Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar, Etc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. United States v. AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  4. Fredonia Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. v. Rca CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. RizzoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976

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