TELECOMMUNICATIONS RES. & ACTION CTR. v. F.C.C.

Nos. 92-1358, 92-1519.

26 F.3d 185 (1994)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER; Washington Area Citizens Coalition Interested in Viewers' Constitutional Rights, Petitioners, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, Public Broadcasting Service, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 24, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gigi B. Sohn, Washington, DC, argued the cause, for petitioners. With her on the briefs was Andrew Jay Schwartzman, Washington, DC.

James M. Carr, Counsel, F.C.C., Washington, DC, argued the cause, for respondents. With him on the brief were Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate Gen. Counsel, F.C.C., Anne K. Bingaman, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Catherine G. O'Sullivan and Marion L. Jetton, Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC. C. Grey Pash, Jr., Atty., F.C.C., Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Arthur B. Goodkind, Washington, DC, entered an appearance for intervenors Public Broadcasting Service, et al. in 92-1358.

Jerry V. Haines and Richard E. Wiley, Washington, DC, entered appearances for intervenor Oliver Productions, Inc. in 92-1519.

Before WALD, EDWARDS, and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.


SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners, Telecommunications Research and Action Center and Washington Area Citizens Coalition Interested in Viewers' Constitutional Rights (collectively, "TRAC"), seek review of two orders of the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") granting exemptions to the "equal time" requirements of the Communications Act of 1934. In the first order, the Commission denied TRAC's request that the Commission vacate its decision...

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