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Lesson 5: Broadcast Radio and the Public Interest Standard

The commercial stations' own industry sat on the committee that proposed 'public interest' as the test for federal licensing, at a 1925 conference.

'Public Interest, Convenience, and Necessity': The 5 Words Behind U.S. Broadcast Licenses

Newton Minow, Kennedy’s FCC chairman, warned in 1961 that broadcasters risked losing their licenses if they neglected educational and other public-service programming.

Lesson 6: The Fairness Doctrine and Public Media

A report from a federal agency told American broadcasters in 1949 to cover controversial public issues and to carry opposing views, and no Congress ever voted that rule into law.

Vigilant Citizens Can Draw Attention to Issues Affecting the Community: Supreme Court

Supreme Court recognises constructive civic participation while setting timelines for the long-pending Vaniyambadi railway subway project.

Public service’s integrity on the line over decision to keep business ministry boss

From the Fairness Doctrine to a Network Sale: The FCC’s Enduring Authority

For 38 years, the FCC required competing views on controversial issues across broadcast programming.

Feasibility of an IPO-led FRAND Opinion Service

A call for evidence to test the feasibility and design of an IPO-led FRAND Opinion Service.

SWE90 Separates Fiduciary Advisory and Regulation Best Interest Roles

News and Analysis of the Issues That Affect You

Environmental Justice- Update

Are EFSI, VCTR, CSR Obtaining Fair Deals for their Shareholders?

Insiders may stand to receive substantial financial benefits not available to ordinary shareholders.

Runaway Interest in ISDS: Back to (Legal) Basics

Until recently, it was fair to decry the lack of attention paid to how ISDS tribunals quantify compensation, against evidence of ballooning awards and the sometimes dizzying amount...

United States -​ Away With Pay to Play?

The Senate’s Surprisingly Populist Permitting Reform Deal

Why Anti-Corporate Bias Changes When Jurors Already Know Your Client’s Name

Survey renews push for a life insurance best-interest standard in California

The survey lands weeks before California voters elect a new insurance commissioner

Delaware Court Confirms- PBC Directors Need Not Maximize Shareholder Value

Standing Up for International Law

When academics, business and law firm heads, and leaders of international associations like the ABILA defend the rule of law, those ripples can build into a wave of change. The pos...

If ethics are so important, violations should be publicized

Realtors pledge to abide by a Code of Ethics, but complaints are handled behind closed doors, giving consumers little incentive to report bad actors.

The Case for Good Faith

Why bona fides matters

Column: Law infringes on advocacy groups’ rights

For the past 25 years, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii has worked to educate the community about housing, taxes, government accountability and the economy because we believe bett...