MAIER v. F.C.C.

No. 83-1737.

735 F.2d 220 (1984)

Henry W. MAIER, Petitioner, v. The FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and the United States of America, Respondents, WTMJ, Inc., Intervenor-Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 8, 1984.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 7, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Hayes, Deputy City Atty. of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis., for petitioner.

Sue Ann Preskill, F.C.C., Washington, D.C., for respondents.

Before ESCHBACH, POSNER and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 7, 1984.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Henry W. Maier, the mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, petitions this court for review of an order of the Federal Communications Commission. In that order, the Commission refused to take action against the intervenor in this case, WTMJ, Inc., for what the petitioner claims were violations of the fairness doctrine and the personal attack rule. For the reasons stated below, we...

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