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Brandywine-Main Line Radio, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Greater Philadelphia Council of Churches, Intervenors

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 4, 1972No. 71-1181PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*19TAMM, Circuit Judge:

We hold no freedom more inviolable than our precious first amendment right to freedom of speech. Free and unfettered debate has been a cornerstone of our Republic for almost two hundred years. Any attempt to silence those who would speak, no matter how unpopular their opinions, no matter how controversial their views, must be met with immovable opposition by those who cherish our basic freedoms and hold them dear.

[T]he peculiar evil of silencing the expression of opinion is that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as' the existing generation; those who dissent…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  3. Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Graham A. Peters v. The Lincoln Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  2. Reverend W. Eugene Scott, Phd. v. Joel RosenbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  3. National Broadcasting Company, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and the United States of America, Accuracy in Media, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  4. Columbus Broadcasting Coalition v. Federal Communications Commission, Wbns Tv, Inc., Radiohio, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  5. Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1976

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