CAMPOS v. F. C. C.

Nos. 80-1466, 80-1937.

650 F.2d 890 (1981)

Carlos CAMPOS, Ismael Rodriguez, Javier Navarro, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 3, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Linn, Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John P. Greenspan, F. C. C., Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS and BAUER, Circuit Judges, and SPEARS, Senior District Judge.


CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Section 303(l) of the Communications Act of 1934 (Act) as amended (47 U.S.C. § 303(l),1 prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) from granting commercial radio operator licenses to aliens. Aliens are therefore barred from obtaining jobs in the telecommunications and other industries for which operator licenses are required by the Commission or industry practice. Plaintiffs...

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