Legal Opinion
National Ass'n of Theatre Owners v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 30, 1969No. 22623PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
Today we are faced with a question of national importance, id est, whether the Federal Communications Commission possesses the requisite power to authorize nationwide over-the-air subscription television1 (commonly referred to as “pay TV”) on a permanent basis. For the reasons hereinafter stated, we hold that the Commission can authorize such a service under the authority conferred upon it by the Communications Act of 1934, 48 Stat. 1064, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 301-397 (1964), and that the Commission acted properly in prescribing rules for the development of this new…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Home Box Office, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Professional Baseball, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- The Wilderness Society v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Telocator Network of America v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Community Communications Company, Inc. v. City of Boulder, ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
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