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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary... more +
The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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U.S. Supreme Court Readies to Decide an Important Separation of Powers Issue

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With May having begun, we have entered the zone in which the Supreme Court will be announcing decisions in the most important cases of this term. Among them is Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research, a...more

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Is Your Internet Bill About to Skyrocket While Your Service Gets Worse?

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The Sixth Circuit’s January 2, 2025, decision in Ohio Telecom Association et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al. may reshape the future of the Internet, delivering a significant blow to the concept of net...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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Fifth Circuit Declares Universal Service Fund Unconstitutional; Issue Likely Headed for U.S. Supreme Court

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On July 24, 2024, on a petition for rehearing en banc, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in Consumers’ Research v. FCC (Consumers’ Research) that the current funding mechanism for the Universal...more

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The Supreme Court - April 1, 2021

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Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, No. 19-511: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (“TCPA”) provides a private right of action for those subject to the unlawful use of an “automatic telephone dialing system,” defined in the...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Policy and Legal Implications of Implementing Renewable Energy at Scale: Supply and Demand Geographic Mismatch (Part 2 of 6)

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The Problem: Supply and Demand Geographic Mismatch Because much of America’s renewable energy supply is inland and demand is on the coasts (about 52% of the U.S. population is coastal), demand cannot meet supply without...more

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Wireless Site Applications: It's My Party (the FCC) and I'll Decide How I Want To

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When a Federal statute is ambiguous, who gets to decide what it means — judges or the agency in charge of administering the statute? In its recent holding in City of Arlington v. Federal Communications Commission issued...more

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