BELLUSO v. TURNER COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

No. 79-1799.

633 F.2d 393 (1980)

Nick BELLUSO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TURNER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd E. N. Hall, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

J. Kirk Quillian, Alan E. Lubel, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before RONEY, HILL and FAY, Circuit Judges.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents two issues which have not previously been addressed by this Court. We are asked to decide, first, whether a gubernatorial candidate who is denied the use of broadcast facilities in violation of the equal opportunity provisions of the Federal Communications Act (Act), 47 U.S.C.A. § 315(a), has an implied private cause of action for damages under the statute and, second, whether such a denial of access to...

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