Tribune Company v. Federal Communications Commission
Linked with Media General Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (11-691), National Association of Broadcasters v. Federal Communications Commission (11-698)
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on June 29, 2012.
Docket No.11-696
Op. Below3d Cir.
Issue
(1) Whether the scarcity doctrine of Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC , should be overruled, thereby invalidating the Federal Communications Commission"s media ownership rules; and (2) whether the FCC"s continued restriction on the cross-ownership of newspapers and broadcast stations in the same market violates the First and Fifth Amendments because it singles out newspapers among all forms of mass communication for unequal treatment.
Recommended Citation: Tribune Company v. Federal Communications Commission, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/tribune-company-v-federal-communcations-commission/