1. Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, No. 2, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, April 2-3, 1969, Argued , June 9, 1969, Decided ** Together with No. 717, United States et al. v. Radio Television News Directors Assn. et al., on certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, argued April 3, 1969.
OVERVIEW: Judgment was reversed in one case and affirmed in the other because Congress and Federal Communications Commission did not violate the First Amendment by requiring broadcasters to give reply time to answer personal attacks and political editorials.
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