Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes
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Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes | |
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Decided May 18, 1998 | |
Full case name | Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes |
Citations | 523 U.S. 666 (more) |
Holding | |
State-owned public television networks are not required to invite minor party candidates with few supporters to major party debates because the networks are not public forums. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kennedy |
Dissent | Stevens, joined by Souter, Ginsburg |
Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes, 523 U.S. 666 (1998), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that state-owned public television networks are not required to invite minor-party candidates with few supporters to major-party debates because the networks are not public forums.[1][2]