HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC. v. METROPOLITAN SPORTS FACILITIES COMMISSION

Nos. 85-5006, 85-5011 and 85-5014.

797 F.2d 552 (1986)

HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC., a Minnesota corporation, Appellee, v. METROPOLITAN SPORTS FACILITIES COMMISSION, a public body; and American Sign and Indicator Corporation, a Washington corporation; and Twin City Federal Savings and Loan Association, a Minnesota corporation, and American Sign and Indicator Corporation/Twin City Federal Savings & Loan Association, a joint venture, Appellants. HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC., a Minnesota corporation, Appellee, v. METROPOLITAN SPORTS FACILITIES COMMISSION, a public body, Appellant, and American Sign and Indicator Corporation, a Washington corporation; and Twin City Federal Savings and Loan Association, a Minnesota corporation, and American Sign and Indicator Corporation/Twin City Federal Savings & Loan Association, a joint venture. HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC., a Minnesota corporation, Appellant, v. METROPOLITAN SPORTS FACILITIES COMMISSION, a public body; and American Sign and Indicator Corporation, a Washington corporation; and Twin City Federal Savings and Loan Association, a Minnesota corporation, and American Sign and Indicator Corporation/Twin City Federal Savings & Loan Association, a joint venture, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Knodell, and Stephen P. Kelley, Minneapolis, Minn., for Hubbard Broadcasting Inc.

Sidney Barrows, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN and FAGG, Circuit Judges, and WOODS, District Judge.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (Hubbard), a radio and television broadcaster in the Twin Cities area, appeals the district court's dismissal of its constitutional claims against Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (Commission) and others. Hubbard claims that these defendants violated its free speech and equal protection rights by granting its competitor, Midwest Radio and Television, Inc. (Midwest), an exclusive right to advertise on the scoreboard...

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