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JOHNSON v. F.C.C.

No. 84-1508.

829 F.2d 157 (1987)

Sonia JOHNSON and Richard Walton, Petitioners, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, National Broadcasting Company, Inc., C.B.S., Inc., American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 22, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Armor, Towson, Md., for petitioners.

C. Grey Pash, Jr., Counsel, F.C.C., with whom J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jack D. Smith, Gen. Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate Gen. Counsel, F.C.C., Andrea Limmer and Catherine G. O'Sullivan, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for respondents.

Joseph DeFranco, Washington, D.C., John W. Zucker, New York City and Howard Monderer, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for intervenors, CBS, Inc., and NBC, Inc.

Carl R. Ramey, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenor American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Before ROBINSON, EDWARDS and SCALIA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III.

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

In 1984, feminist-activist Sonia Johnson ran for President as the nominee of the Citizens Party. Richard Walton, a Citizens Party founder and foreign policy author, campaigned as her running mate. Ultimately, they qualified for the ballot in nineteen states, and finished fifth in the election with...

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