WPIX v. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS

84 Civ. 7263 (ADS).

595 F.Supp. 1484 (1984)

WPIX, INC., Plaintiff, v. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS; League of Women Voters Education Fund; National Broadcasting Company, Inc.; CBS, Inc.; and American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

October 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, for plaintiff; James C. Goodale, John G. Koeltl, Gary W. Kubek, John S. Kiernan, Warren J. Ingber, New York City, of counsel.

Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C., and Gilbert, Segall & Young, New York City, for defendants League of Women Voters and League of Women Voters Education Fund; Brooksley Born, David H. Lloyd, Marcia Cranberg, Daniel Waldman, Washington, D.C., of counsel.

Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, New York City, for defendant Nat. Broadcasting Co., Inc.; Dean Ringel, Ellen M. Woodbury, Tracey Maclin, New York City, of counsel.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, for defendant CBS Inc.; John E. Beerbower, John Gleeson, Richard M. Breslow, New York City, of counsel.

Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, New York City, for defendant American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.; Thomas W. Pippert, Richard G. Tashjian, New York City, of counsel.


OPINION AND ORDER

SOFAER, District Judge:

Plaintiff WPIX, Inc., commenced this action against the defendants, the League of Women Voters and the League of Women Voters Education Fund (the "League"), National Broadcasting Company, Inc. ("NBC"), CBS, Inc. ("CBS"), and American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. ("ABC"), alleging violations of WPIX's first and fifth amendment rights, U.S. Const. amends. I and V, and of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2...

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