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· 6/2/1982

Warren Lechtner v. James Brownyard, D/B/A W. H. Y. P. Country Radio

Citations

  • 679 F.2d 322
  • 51 Rad. Reg. 2d (P & F) 953
  • 8 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1788
  • 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 18775

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that the \personal-attack rule\ does not provide a private cause of action
  • Congressional intent to be gleaned from the language and structure, the legislative history and the circumstances surrounding the enactment of the statute at issue
  • no private right of action for violation of FCC “personal attack” rule
  • “There is no explicit grant of a private cause of action in the [FCA].”

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Judges: Gibbons, Hunter, Thompson

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