# Shurberg Broadcasting of Hartford, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Astroline Communications Co., Intervenor

> Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · June 16, 1989 · 876 F.2d 902

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9479109

## Case

- **Full name:** SHURBERG BROADCASTING OF HARTFORD, INC., Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee, Astroline Communications Co., Intervenor
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
- **Decided:** June 16, 1989
- **Citations:** 876 F.2d 902; 278 U.S. App. D.C. 24; 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 8928
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** On rehearing
- **Judges:** Wald, Sil-Berman, Mac-Kinnon, Silber-Man, MacKinnon, Robinson, Mikva, Edwards, Ginsburg, Silberman, Buckley, Williams, Sentelle
- **Cited by:** 25 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

- **Red flag:** Reversed by Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, 497 U.S. 547 (1990).
- Negative treatments: 1
- Distinguished by: 0
- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9479109

## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- noting the difficulty of extracting general principles from the Court's fractured opinions

## Opinion text

ON SUGGESTIONS FOR REHEARING EN BANC
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
The suggestions for rehearing en banc of appellee and intervenor have been circulated to the full court. The taking of a vote was requested. Thereafter, a majority of the judges of the Court in regular active service did not vote in favor of either suggestion. Upon consideration of the foregoing it is
ORDERED, by the Court en banc, that the suggestions are denied.
Chief Judge WALD and Circuit Judges ROBINSON, MIKVA, EDWARDS and RUTH B. GINSBURG would grant the suggestions.
A statement of Chief Judge WALD, joined by Circuit Judges ROBINSON, MIKVA, EDWARDS and RUTH B. GINSBURG, is attached.
Former Circuit Judge STARR did not participate in this matter while a member of the Court.

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