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· 7/21/1995

Press Broadcasting Company, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Rainbow Broadcasting, Ltd., Intervenor

Citations

  • 59 F.3d 1365
  • 313 U.S. App. D.C. 377
  • 78 Rad. Reg. 2d (P & F) 1027
  • 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 18103

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that the FCC had cured an earlier, tainted decision because the Commission issued a de novo decision after the tainted agency staff had been recused
  • noting that the agency's \quick reinstatement of [a competitor's] permit on the basis of flawed reasoning ... falls squarely within the holding of ATX \
  • noting that the agency’s “quick reinstatement of [a competitor’s] permit on the basis of flawed reasoning . . . falls squarely within the holding of ATX”
  • upholding the decision of the FCC because the Mass Media Bureau had recused itself and the FCC had engaged in de novo review
  • \The Bureau's recusal and Commission's de novo review of the matter ultimately defeats the inference of improper influence. . . .\

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Judges: Silberman, Henderson, Randolph

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