Astroline Communications Company Limited Partnership v. Federal Communications Commission, Arch Communications Corp., Intervenor’s Empirical Analysis
857 F.2d 1556 · 1988
Citation profile
18 federal appellate ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 21 later decisions — most recently March 2010
18 federal appellate ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 292 · 47 U.S.C. § 309 (Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005) · 47 U.S.C. § 310
Relies on Bowsher v. Merck & Co. · Miller v. Rhay · Melichar v. Ost · United States v. Federal Communications Commission · Columbus Broadcasting Coalition v. Federal Communications Commission
Most-quoted passages
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“for concluding that no substantial and material question of fact was presented); id. at 1572 (third issue) (Commission's conclusion that petitioner had failed to raise a substantial and material question of fact was potentially arbitrary and capricious when viewed in light of substantial issue raised in the petition as to de facto control of applicant); id. at 1572-73 (fourth issue) (although decision under step one was not arbitrary or capricious viewed in isolation, context of”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]he Commission's real party-in-interest inquiry typically focuses on whether a third person 'has an ownership interest, or will be in a position to actually or potentially control the operation of the station.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“belied Commission's conclusion that the petitioner had presented no substantial and material question of fact); id. at 1570 (second issue) (Commission”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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