Challenges to the FCC’s media ownership order will be reviewed by...
Challenges to the FCC’s media ownership order will be reviewed by the 9th U.S. Appeals Court in San Francisco to determine whether to keep the case or send it elsewhere, said a participant in one of the cases. During…
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a conference call with litigants Monday, a representative of the 9th Circuit said motions to transfer the case are due July 19, according to Media Access Project President Andrew Schwartzman. Oppositions are due Aug. 4, replies Aug 14. After that, the court will decide whether it will consider broadcaster and public-interest groups’ appeals of the easing of cross- ownership restrictions or send the case to federal appeals courts in Philadelphia or Washington, D.C., said Schwartzman.