Ninth Circuit upholds law prohibiting corporate, campaign advertising on public stations

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] on Monday upheld [opinion, PDF] a federal law [text] that prohibits corporate and campaign advertising on public radio and television. In a 9-2 ruling the court held that such advertisements threatened the educational missions of public media, and that the government has a substantial interest in preserving the "essence of public broadcast programming." The court overruled an earlier decision, reasoning:Public television—a fixture of American life for decades—has showcased...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/12/ninth-circuit-upholds-law-prohibiting-corporate-campaign-advertising-on-public-stations.php

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