Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Andrew Jay Schwartzman (Argued), Cheryl A. Leanza, Media Access Project, Washington, DC, for Prometheus Radio Project, Center for Digital Democracy and Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting.
Shelby D. Green, White Plains, NY, for National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States.
Samuel L. Spear, Spear Wilderman Borish Endy Spear & Runckel, Philadelphia, PA, for Prometheus Radio Project.
Angela J. Campbell, (Argued), James A. Bachtell, Karen Henein, Institute for Public Representation, Washington, DC, for Media Alliance and Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, Inc.
Glen B. Manishin, (Argued), Stephanie A. Joyce, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Vienna, VA, for Consumers Union and Consumer Federation of America.
Robert A. Long, Jr., Kevin C. Newsom, Heidi C. Doerhoff, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for CBS Television Network Affiliates Association, NBC Television Affiliates and Network Affiliated Stations Alliance.
Wade H. Hargrove, Mark J. Prak, Brooks, Pierce, Mclendon, Humphry & Leonard, Raleigh, NC, for ABC Television Affiliates Association.
Henk Brands (Argued), Patrick S. Campbell, John H. Longwell, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC, for Fox Entertainment Group, Inc., Fox Television Stations, Inc. and Viacom Inc.
Michael K. Kellogg, Mark L. Evans, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans, PLLC, Washington, DC, for National Broadcasting Company, Inc. and Telemundo Communications Group, Inc.
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. (Argued), Ian Heath Gershengorn, Elaine J. Goldenberg, Jenner & Block, LLC, Washington, DC, Henry L. Baumann, Jack N. Goodman, Jerianne Timmerman, National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, DC, for National Association of Broadcasters.
John R. Feore, Jr., Michael D. Hays, Kenneth D. Salomon, M. Anne Swanson, Theodore L. Radway, Jason E. Rademacher, Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC, Washington, DC, for Millcreek Broadcasting, LLC, Media General, Inc., Simmons Media Group and Paxson Communications Corporation.
John E. Fiorini III,† Helgi C. Walker,†* Eve Klindera Reed,†* Andrew G. McBride,* Richard J. Bodorff,* James R. Bayes,‡ Kathleen A. Kirby,‡ Richard E. Wiley,‡ (Argued), Martha E. Heller,‡ Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP, Washington, DC, Kathryn R. Schmeltzer, (Argued), Barry H. Gottfried, (Argued), Tony Lin, Paul A. Cicelski, Scott R. Flick, Christopher J. Sadowski, Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, DC, for Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and Univision Communications Inc.
Miguel A. Estrada, (Argued), Michael J. Edney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, for Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
Carter G. Phillips, (Argued), R. Clark Wadlow, Richard D. Klingler, James P. Young, Anita L. Wallgren, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, Washington, DC, Crane H. Kenney, Tribune Company, Chicago, for Tribune Company.
Jerome M. Marcus, (Argued), Jonathan Auerbach, Berger and Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Dianne Smith, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc., Raleigh, NC, for Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
David Honig, Nicolaine Lazarre, (Argued), Fatima Fofana, Julie Smith, Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, Washington, DC, for American Hispanic Owned Radio Association, Civil Rights Forum on Communications Policy, League of United Latin American Citizens, Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund, Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, National Asian American Telecommunications Association, National Association of Latino Independent Producers, National Coalition of Hispanic Organizations, National Council of La Raza, National Hispanic Media Coalition, National Indian Telecommunications Institute, National Urban League, Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc., PRLDEF-Institute for Puerto Rican Policy, Unity: Journalists of Color, Inc. and Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press.
Stephen D. Gavin, Katrina C. Gleber, Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, DC, for Nassau Broadcasting Holdings, Inc., and Nassau Broadcasting II, LLC.
David A. Irwin, Irwin, Campbell & Tannenwald, Washington, DC, for Family Stations, Inc., Sunbelt Communications Company, Press Communications, LLC and Diversified Communications.
James L. Winston, Rubin, Winston, Diercks, Harris & Cooke, Washington, DC, for National Association of Black Broadcasters, Inc. and Rainbow Push Coalition, Inc.
R. Hewitt Pate, Assistant Attorney General, Makan Delrahim, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Catherine G. O'Sullivan, Nancy C. Garrison, James J. Fredricks, United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Washington, DC, for United States of America.
John A. Rogovin, General Counsel (Argued), Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, Jacob M. Lewis, Associate General Counsel (Argued), C. Grey Pash, Jr., Nandan M. Joshi, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, for the Federal Communications Commission.
Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, AMBRO and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.