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Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research

Pending petition

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Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-354 5th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issues: (1) Whether Congress violated the nondelegation doctrine by authorizing the Federal Communications Commission to determine, within the limits set forth in 47 U.S.C. § 254, the amount that providers must contribute to the Universal Service Fund; (2) whether the FCC violated the nondelegation doctrine by using the financial projections of the private company appointed as the fund's administrator in computing universal service contribution rates; and (3) whether the combination of Congress’s conferral of authority on the FCC and the FCC’s delegation of administrative responsibilities to the administrator violates the nondelegation doctrine.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Sep 30 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 30, 2024)
Oct 01 2024Brief of respondents Consumers' Research, et al. filed.
Oct 17 2024Reply of petitioners Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed.
Oct 23 2024Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed.
Oct 23 2024Letter from counsel for respondents Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition, et al. submitted pursuant to Rule 12.6 filed.
Oct 30 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024.
Oct 30 2024Brief amicus curiae of Software & Information Industry Association filed. (Distributed)