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February Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: Children’s TV Reporting, License Renewals, EEO Filings, FCC Proceedings, and More

Broadcast Law Blog

If enough broadcasters opt into this agreement, it will end the long-running litigation between GMR and RMLC. Mark these dates on your calendar and check in with your station’s legal and engineering advisors for other dates and deadlines applicable to your operations.

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January Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: Issues/Programs Lists; Digital LPTV Deadline; Audio Description Expansion; Children’s Programming, Webcasting Royalties; NCE FM Settlement Window; and More

Broadcast Law Blog

On January 15 , the 45-day “political window” is scheduled to open in Texas for the primary election to be held on March 1 (note that there is litigation over redistricting in Texas that could delay the primary date – which could also affect the opening of this window). See the Federal Register notice, here.

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Court declines to hear death-row inmate’s claim of juror’s racial bias, prompting dissent from liberal justices

SCOTUSBlog

Although that was done in Love’s case, she noted, it doesn’t help “if courts do not even consider claims of racial bias that litigants bring forward. Sotomayor closed by noting that one of the most important ways to remove racial bias from the jury system is the questioning of potential jurors.

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