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WIRL Television Corp. v. United States

U.S.
Oct 20, 1958
358 U.S. 51 (1958)

Opinion

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT.

No. 242.

Decided October 20, 1958.

Certiorari granted.

Judgment vacated and case remanded to Court of Appeals for appropriate action in the light of the matter called to this Court's attention in No. 235, Sangamon Valley Television Corp. v. United States et al., ante, p. 49, by the Solicitor General.

Reported below: 102 U.S.App.D.C. 341, 253 F.2d 863.

Timothy W. Swain for petitioner.

Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Hansen, Warren E. Baker and Richard A. Solomon for the United States and the Federal Communications Commission, respondents.

James A. McKenna, Jr. and Vernon L. Wilkinson for the American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc., respondent.

Jack P. Blume for the West Central Broadcasting Co., respondent.


The petition for writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is vacated and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals for appropriate action in the light of the matter called to this Court's attention on page 7 of the Solicitor General's brief in No. 235, Sangamon Valley Television Corp. v. United States et al., ante, p. 49.

[For dissent of MR. JUSTICE CLARK and MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, see ante, p. 50.]


Summaries of

WIRL Television Corp. v. United States

U.S.
Oct 20, 1958
358 U.S. 51 (1958)
Case details for

WIRL Television Corp. v. United States

Case Details

Full title:WIRL TELEVISION CORP. v . UNITED STATES ET AL

Court:U.S.

Date published: Oct 20, 1958

Citations

358 U.S. 51 (1958)

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