Action for Children’s Television v. Federal Communications Commission
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
564 F.2d 458 (D.C. Cir. 1977)
Relevant factsFree
Action for Children's Television (plaintiff) challenged the FCC's (defendant) adoption of rules on children's programming commercials, which were based on a self-regulation proposal by the National Association of Broadcasters. ACT argued the rulemaking was tainted by ex parte communications with an interested party.
IssueFree
Whether an agency's ex parte communication with an interested party necessarily invalidates its informal rulemaking.