The case concerns a law that prohibits noncommercial educational broadcasting stations from editorializing. The Pacifica Foundation challenged the law, arguing that it violated the First Amendment. The Government argued that the law was necessary to prevent noncommercial educational stations from being coerced into becoming vehicles for Government propaganda. The Court found that the regulation denies noncommercial broadcasters the right to address their chosen audience on matters of public importance.
Federal Communications Commission v. League of Women Voters of California (1984)
Supreme Court of the United States
468 U.S. 364, 82 L. Ed. 2d 278, 104 S. Ct. 3106, SCDB 1983-155, 1984 U.S. LEXIS 139
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