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Circuit Split No More: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds FCC Universal Service Fund Authority

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that held both Congress’s delegation of USF authority to the FCC and the FCC’s subsequent delegation of its authority to a private administrator...more

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Supreme Court Declares Universal Service Fund Constitutional, Reversing Fifth Circuit Opinion

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On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed, in FCC v. Consumers’ Research (Consumers’ Research), the constitutionality of the funding mechanism for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Universal...more

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Supreme Court Upholds FCC’s Universal Service Fund Authority

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On June 27, 2025, the United States Supreme Court decided FCC v. Consumers’ Research, Nos. 24-354 & 24-422, upholding the constitutionality of the federal “universal service” statute, which establishes a Universal Service...more

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SCOTUS Saves E-Rate Program, Preserving Tech Funding for Schools Across the Country

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In a major victory for public institutions and the tech companies that support them, the U.S. Supreme Court just preserved the federal funding lifeline that underpins internet access and telecommunications connectivity in...more

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Term Ends with Major Decisions, Including Banning Universal Injunctions - SCOTUS Today

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If the wide-ranging decisions that ended the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 term on Friday have anything in common, it is their length, with some of their syllabi running to five small-print pages and more, and with a plethora of...more

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Supreme Court Upholds Federal Universal Service Fund Contribution Framework

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The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s universal service fund (USF) framework....more

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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Nondelegation Case Implicating the Powers of Administrative Agencies

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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research (consolidated with SHLB Coalition v. Consumers’ Research), a case about the role of executive administrative...more

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Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of FCC's Universal Service Subsidies Under the Nondelegation Doctrine

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Another major shift in the role of executive administrative agencies and congressional delegations of power to agencies may be on the way. ...more

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Will SCOTUS revive the nondelegation doctrine? Cert. granted in Consumers’ Research v. FCC

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When SCOTUS granted cert. in SEC v. Jarkesy, the case challenging the constitutionality of the SEC’s administrative enforcement proceedings, one of the questions presented was whether the statute granting authority to the SEC...more

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The Supreme Court Update - November 25, 2024

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On Friday, November 22, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States dismissed one case and granted certiorari in two cases: Facebook, Inc. v. Amalgamated Bank, No. 23-980: In June, the Court granted certiorari in this...more

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Supreme Court to Address Constitutionality of USF

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On November 22, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted two petitions for certiorari to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s (Fifth Circuit) en banc decision in Consumers’ Research v. Federal Communications...more

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