Before watching this video I honestly couldn't tell you much about the Supreme Court, but after watching it I realized it is much more than any ordinary court room -- it is far more important. The decisions of the Supreme Court tell the President, Congress, and the states what they may or may not do, the decisions of these nine justices become the law of the land. The supreme court gets about 7,000 request to hear cases every year but only grant certiorari to only about 100. My grandfather was lucky and in 1980 his case was one out of those 100.
FCC (Federal Communications Commission) V. WNCN Listeners Guild asked the Supreme Court to decide if a group of citizens could stop a radio station from changing its format from classical to rock music. This case came before the Court when they granted certiorari to the US court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. In this case, the Court ruled that the Listeners could not prevent the change in format because that would violate the First Amendment rights of the owners of the radio station. One of those owners was my grandfather. I agree with the Court’s decision to allow radio station owners choose the formats for their radio stations because if they didn’t they would be controlling the expressions and voices of the people who own the stations which goes against the First Amendment.
This video really educated me on how the rulings of the Supreme Court can impact our everyday lives right down to the kind of music we listen to daily.
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