Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1998-05-18

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*669 Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court. A state-owned public television broadcaster sponsored a candidate debate from which it excluded an independent candidate with little popular support. The issue before us is whether, by reason of its state ownership, the station had a constitutional obligation to allow every candidate access to the d…

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