Legal Filings
MAP’s Major Filings:
- MAP’s appeal (8/13/03)
- MAP’s motion seeking temporary stay (8/13/03)
- MAP’s main brief (445KB) asking the court to overturn FCC’s media ownership decision. (11/13/03)
- MAP and Citizen Petitioners’ file reply brief in media ownership case, Prometheus Radio Project v.FCC. (12/22/03)
MAP’s Procedural Filings:
- MAP’s opposition to network request to transfer case to the DC Circuit (10/21/03)
- MAP’s response to network’s 28(j) letter seeking transfer. (10/01/03)
- MAP’s 28(j) letter repsonding to recent legislation in Congress. (01/26/04)
- Citizen Petitioners’ 28 [j] letter in response to Cellco Partnership v. FCC decision. (02/19/04)
MAP Allies’ Major filings:
- Media Alliance Petition for Review (8/13/03)
- Media Alliance Stay Motion (8/13/03)
- Petitioner NASA Affiliates files main brief opposing the increase in the national TV cap. (10/21/03)
- Intervenor Capital Broadcasting files main brief opposing FCC decision regarding UHF discount. (10/21/03)
- Intervenor Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, et al. files main brief opposing FCC’s decision to defer minority and women ownership issues. (10/21/03)<
- Intervenor UCC files Respondent’s brief. (12/9/03)
- Petitioner NASA Affiliates files reply brief. (12/22/03)
- Intervenor Capital Broadcasting files reply brief. (12/22/03)
- Intervenor Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, et al. files reply brief. (12/22/03)
MAP’s Opponents’ Major Filings:
Main industry briefs attacking FCC for failing to deregulate enough (11/4/03):
- Clear Channel
- NAA/Belo Corp./Gannett/Morris Communications
- NBC, Fox, Telemundo, Viacom
- Nassau Broadcasting Holdings
- Paxson/Univision
- Sinclair
- NAB/Emmis/Millcreek
- Media General/Tribune Company
- Respondent FCC files brief. (12/9/03)
Main industry reply briefs attacking FCC for failing to deregulate enough. (1/05/03): - Univision-Paxson
- Sinclair
- Newspaper Association of America
- Media General/Tribune Company
- Networks
MAP’s Opponents Procedural Filings:
- A HREF= “http://www.mediaaccess.org/NetworkReply.pdf”> Networks respond to MAP regarding transfer. (9/11/03)
- Networks supply additional information supporting request for transfer in a 28[j] letter. (09/30/03)
- Clear Channel files motion for leave to file Amicus Curiae Brief. (12/24/03)
- Respondent FCC files 28[j] lettter in response to (02/13/04) decision in Cellco Partnership v. FCC by the U.S. Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit. (02/17/04)
- Other 28 [j] letters in response to this decision:
NAA/ Belo Corp./ Gannett Co./ Morris Communications Co. (02/19/04) - Clear Channel (02/19/04)
- FCC (02/20/04)
- National Association of Broadcasters (02/27/04)