{"id":1284,"date":"2012-07-19T11:26:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T11:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/advocacy\/inside208\/post\/Detroit-Wins-Major-Cable-Lawsuit-Leagues-Legal-Defense-Fund-Involved.aspx"},"modified":"2012-07-19T11:26:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T11:26:00","slug":"detroit-wins-major-cable-lawsuit-leagues-legal-defense-fund-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2012\/07\/19\/detroit-wins-major-cable-lawsuit-leagues-legal-defense-fund-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Wins Major Cable Lawsuit, League&#8217;s Legal Defense Fund Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"\/advocacy\/inside208\/image.axd?picture=2012%2f7%2flaw_judge_shutterstock_small-for-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>DETROIT, Michigan<\/strong> &#8211; A recent federal court decision regarding cable television regulation is a major victory for Detroit and possibly for many other Michigan communities down the road.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge David M. Lawson ruled on July 10 that the law regulating uniform franchising of cable television can be interpreted to allow local governments to deny a request for approval of a video\/cable television franchise renewal.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full p<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mml.org\/newsroom\/press_releases\/2012-7-19-cable.html\">ress release <\/a>about it. View the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mml.org\/pdf\/newsroom\/2012-7-19-detroitvcomcast.pdf\">court decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mat Bach is director of communications for the Michigan Municipal League. He can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:mbach@mml.org\">mbach@mml.org<\/a> and (734) 669-6317.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; DETROIT, Michigan &#8211; A recent federal court decision regarding cable television regulation is a major victory for Detroit and possibly for many other Michigan communities down the road. U.S. District Judge David M. 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