MEREDITH CORP. v. F.C.C.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Floyd Abrams, with whom Dean Ringel, Michael H. Bader, John M. Pelkey, Melodie A. Virtue, James E. Dunstan and Thomas G. Fisher were on the brief, for petitioner. Richard M. Riehl entered an appearance, for petitioner.

Jack D. Smith, General Counsel, F.C.C., with whom Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, C. Grey Pash, Jr., Counsel, F.C.C., John J. Powers, III and Robert J. Wiggers, Attys., Dept. of Justice were on the brief, for respondents. Robert B. Nicholson and George Edelstein, Attys., Dept. of Justice, entered appearances, for respondents.

Andrew J. Schwartzman, with whom David William Danner was on the brief, for intervenor, Syracuse Peace Council. Robert M. Gurss also entered an appearance, for intervenor.

Timothy B. Dyk, with whom Andrea Ann Timko, Margaret L. Tobey and Andrienne Masters, for CBS, Inc., J. Laurent Scharff, and James M. Smith, for Radio-TV News Directors Ass'n, et al. and Henry L. Bauman and Steven A. Bookshester, for Nat. Ass'n of Broadcasters were on the joint brief, for intervenors, CBS, Inc., et al.

Bruce D. Sokler, with whom Charles D. Ferris, Frank W. Lloyd and James A. Kirkland, were on the brief, for intervenors, Democratic Nat. Committee, et al.

Howard Monderer and Molly Pauker were on the brief for intervenor, Nat. Broadcasting Co., Inc.

William W. Rogal was on the brief for amicus curiae, American Advertising Federation, urging reversal.

David M. Hunsaker and Denise Boule Moline were on the brief for amicus curiae, Freedom of Expression Foundation, urging reversal.

Ronald Arthur Qumbrun and Sam Kazman were on the brief for amicus curiae, Nancy Gutbrodt and Pacific Legal Foundation, seeking vacatur of the F.C.C. decision and adjudging the fairness doctrine unconstitutional.

Henry Geller and Donna Lampert, were on the brief, for amici curaie, Geller and Lampert urging the rejection of the constitutional challenge of the fairness doctrine.

Daryl Michal Freedman and Charles H. Firestone were on the brief, for amicus curiae, Common Cause, urging affirmance.

J. Clay Smith, Jr. was on the brief, for amicus curiae, Nat. Bar Ass'n, urging affirmance.

Daniel Warshawsky and Douglas L. Parker were on the brief for amici curiae, Nat. Ass'n for Better Broadcasting and the League of United Latin American Citizens, urging affirmance.

Robert T. Perry, was on the brief, for amici curiae, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Office of Communications of the United Church of Christ and the American Jewish Congress, urging the affirmance of the F.C.C. decision and the rejection of the challenge of constitutionality of the fairness doctrine.

Before SILBERMAN and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON, Senior District Judge.