Kids Cases Consolidated in 6th Circuit

[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The D.C. Appeals Court has decided to transfer Viacom and Disney's challenges to the FCC's children's television rules to the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, according to Media Access Project's Andy Schwartzman. He is co-counsel for the Children Now coalition and the United Church of Christ, which filed their own challenge to the rules in the Sixth Circuit saying they were not tough enough. Although Disney or Viacom are free to ask for the case to be moved back to Washington, the decision established initial jurisdiction and means that, presumptively, the various cases will be heard in the Sixth Circuit, said Schwartzman. He is pleased with the decision, calling the D.C. challenges "a needless and wasteful diversion of attention." ABC Spokeswoman Julie Hoover responded: "The decision by the D.C. court transferring the case to the Sixth Circuit has nothing to do with the merits of our challenge to these harmful and unnecessary new rules. We are confident that whichever court considers the case on the merits will rule in our favor."
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