Finding fundamental flaws in the case, a federal judge has tossed out a suit against the city of Philadelphia that demanded action to establish public access television, accusing city officials of dragging their feet for the nearly two decades since an ordinance was passed that outlined a public access plan.
In his 10-page opinion in The Philadelphia Community Access Coalition v. Street, Senior U.S. District Judge Robert F. Kelly found that the plaintiffs — an ad hoc coalition of 27 groups and individuals – all lacked standing to sue since they can’t show any “injury in fact.”
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