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AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE v. F. C. C.

No. 78-1853.

617 F.2d 875 (1980)

The AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE, INC., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 22, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Booth, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Julian P. Freret, Washington, D. C., was on brief, for petitioner.

Gregory M. Christopher, Counsel, F. C. C., Washington, D. C., for respondents.

Robert R. Bruce, Gen. Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate Gen. Counsel, C. Grey Pash, Jr., Counsel, F. C. C., and Robert B. Nicholson and Michael J. Pugh, Attys., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondents.

Before BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge, TAMM, Circuit Judge, and HAROLD H. GREENE, U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

In an effort to combat the recurring problem of Citizens Band (CB) radio interference with television reception, the Federal Communications Commission has adopted rules that generally prohibit the manufacture and sale of certain amplifiers that can be used by CB operators. The American Radio Relay League, Inc. (League), a nonprofit association of amateur radio operators, claims that these...

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