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U.S. v. Szoka

No. 99-2008 (N.D. Ohio Feb. 23, 2000), aff'd, 260 F.3d 516 (6th Cir. 2001).

GRID Radio v. Federal Communications Commission
278 F.3d 1314 (D.C. Cir. 2002), cert. denied 23 S. Ct. 82 (2002).

	"[BY] GIVING ACCESS TO THE AIRWAVES ONLY TO THOSE WHO ARE WEALTHY ENOUGH TO AFFORD THE EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO BROADCAST OVER 100 WATTS . . . THE [FCC] BAN CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO . . . CHOOSING AMONG APPLICANTS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR POLITICAL, ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL VIEWS." U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE KATHLEEN O'MALLEY

Issue: First Amendment.

Action: Defended owner of low power, non-commercial radio station in "cease and desist" prosecution brought against him by Federal Communications Commission, and representing him in constitutional challenge to FCC's refusal to issue licenses to low-wattage "micro-broadcasters."

Status: Loss. District court injunction granting "cease and desist" order affirmed by 6th Cir. Supreme Court denied owner's petition to review D.C. Cir. ruling denying review of FCC procedures.

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