Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
93 F.3d 957 (1996)

- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
The Cable Act of 1992 required direct-broadcast-satellite (DBS) providers to set aside certain channel capacity for educational programming. Time Warner Entertainment Company (Time Warner) (plaintiff) sued the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (defendant) in federal court, arguing that the provision violated Time Warner’s First Amendment rights. The case was heard by a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)
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