At the FCC’s Open Meeting on October 28, 2025, the FCC adopted a Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) seeking comments on proposed changes affecting television stations transitioning, or planning to transition, to…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Major League Baseball (MLB) Postseason is underway, and the World Series will start on October 24, 2025. Radio and television stations may want to conduct or participate in promotions that are tied to the baseball…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property
Recent court decisions signal ongoing uncertainty over the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) enforcement regime, making the issue ripe for U. S. Supreme Court consideration. With disparate…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law
The Federal Communications Commission has published a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking pursuant to Section 202(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which directs the FCC to review its broadcast ownership rules every four…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
The FCC will lift the current freeze on major change applications for Class A TV, low power TV (LPTV) and TV translator stations, and will permit applications for new LPTV and TV translator stations, on a phased basis starting…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law
A federal court has struck down the FCC’s prohibition on common ownership of two “top four” television stations in a single market, marking a significant change in the FCC’s media ownership rules.
The Court left other…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
A potential federal court circuit split is developing over the constitutionality of the enforcement authority of federal agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law
Just days before the “Click to Cancel” negative option rule was to go into effect, the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the rule in its entirety. As explained in our previous alert, the rule, which would have gone into…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s universal service fund (USF) framework…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law
The Supreme Court continued its recent trend toward limiting the independence of federal administrative agencies with its decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. In McLaughlin, the Court held that…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law
The Federal Communications Commission has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing expansive new certification and disclosure requirements regarding foreign adversary ownership or control. The proposed…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, International Law & Trade
A federal appeals court has invalidated the FCC’s attempt to require broadcasters to file annual reports disclosing the race, ethnicity, and gender of their employees…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Communications & Media Law
Recent political and legal developments call into question the future of the Federal Communications Commission’s in-house enforcement practices…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law
The NCAA national men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will start on March 16, 2025 and conclude with the national championship games in early April.
Broadcast stations often conduct promotions tied to these tournaments…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property
The FCC has issued an Enforcement Advisory reminding radio broadcasters that manipulating airplay based on an artist’s willingness to participate in station promotions or events is illegal under the FCC’s payola rules unless…
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