# Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ v. Federal Communications Commission

> Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · May 10, 1983 · 707 F.2d 1413

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7850080

## Case

- **Full name:** OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION OF the UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, CBS, Inc., National Association of Broadcasters, Radio Station Licensees, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., National Radio Broadcasters Association, Mutual Broadcasting System, Inc., Black Citizens for Fair Media, Action for Children's Television, National Organization for Women, Empowerment Through Communications, Citizens Committee on the Media, Tribune Company, National Organization for Women — New York Chapter, National Organization for Women — Essex County, New Jersey Chapter, Office of Communication of the Episcopal Church, WNCN Listeners Guild, Inc., Episcopal Radio-Television Foundation, Department of Communication of the United States Catholic Conference, and Communications Commission of the National Council of Churches, Intervenors CLASSICAL RADIO FOR CONNECTICUT, INC. v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting, National Association of Broadcasters, and American Legal Foundation, Intervenors Henry GELLER v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, CBS, Inc., American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. and National Association of Broadcasters, Intervenors NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR the ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. and National Association of Broadcasters, Intervenors
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
- **Decided:** May 10, 1983
- **Citations:** 707 F.2d 1413; 228 U.S. App. D.C. 8
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Bork
- **Judges:** Bork, Jameson, Wright
- **Cited by:** 6 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

BORK, Circuit Judge,
concurring:
I write in concurrence to address two points. First, I wish to clarify my understanding of a portion of Judge Wright’s excellent opinion for the court. We remand on the issue of program logs so that the Commission may reexamine the matter and provide a more thoughtful and detailed justification of whatever decision it may reach. Judge Wright’s discussion forcefully raises several questions for the Commission on remand. I do not read the opinion as intimating any preconceptions as to the Commission’s new decision, nor do I take it to suggest a disposition of any other pending case. Second, I express no view either way concerning the opinion’s last paragraph, which speaks to the limits of the Commission’s powers and the desirability of congressional action.

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