Federal Radio Comm'n v. Nelson Brothers Bond & Mortgage Co. (Station WIBO)

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “No state lines divide the radio waves, and national regulation is not only appropriate but essential to the efficient use of radio facilities.”
• “public interest” to be interpreted in light of “its context . . . the nature of radio transmission and reception, [and] . . the scope, character, and quality of service”
• cit ing broad powers of Congress to regulate access to spectrum, stemming from Commerce Clause, scarcity of spectrum, and need for national regulation to foster orderly development and use of spectrum
• upholding a delegation based on “public convenience, interest or necessity”
• licenses must not be allocated arbitrarily or capriciously

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).