James Lawrence "Larry" Fly was an American lawyer, famous as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and, later, director of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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14 Facts About James Fly
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James Fly helped inaugurate standards for commercial television broadcasting, and vigorously opposed wiretapping throughout his career.
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James Fly then graduated from the United States Naval Academy before serving three years in the United States Navy.
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James Fly joined the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1934, rising from solicitor general to general counsel.
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When James Fly was appointed to replace Frank McNinch as FCC chairman in 1939, commercial television had not yet begun in the US In April of that year, RCA attempted to broadcast commercial content in New York City using standards set by the Radio Manufacturers Association, but these broadcasts were unauthorized and experimental.
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James Fly wrote a letter to President Roosevelt explaining his lack of cooperation.
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In 1943, a House committee investigating the FCC accused James Fly of allowing the attack on Pearl Harbor by preventing wiretap legislation.
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James Fly left the FCC in November 1944, and opened a private law practice in New York City.
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James Fly was replaced as chairman on an interim basis by Commissioner Ewell K Jett, and his seat was ultimately filled by the Democratic National Committee's publicity director, Paul A Porter, who took over as chairman upon his confirmation.
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One of the most celebrated cases under James Fly's directorship was the case of Judith Coplon, accused of spying for the Soviet Union.
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In 1949 James Fly represented labor leader Harry Bridges, who faced deportation due to accusations that he had lied when saying he had never been a Communist.
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In 1953 Fly debated House Majority Leader Charles A Halleck on the use of wiretaps, on Edward R Murrow's "See It Now" television program.
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James Fly wrote numerous print editorials speaking against wiretapping, and testified before a Senate subcommittee about the practice.
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