Consumers’ Research v. Federal Communications Commission
Petition for rehearing
Issue: (1) Whether 47 U.S.C. " 254 violates the nondelegation doctrine by imposing no limit on the Federal Communications Commission"s power to raise revenue for the Universal Service Fund; and (2) whether the FCC violated the private nondelegation doctrine by transferring its revenue-raising power to a private company run by industry interest groups.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 01/05/2024 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 8, 2024) |
| 01/11/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 8, 2024 to March 4, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 01/12/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 4, 2024, for all respondents. |
| 02/08/2024 | Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, 20 Other States, and the Arizona Legislature filed. |
| 02/12/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 4, 2024 to April 3, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 02/13/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including April 3, 2024, for all respondents. |
| 03/11/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 3, 2024 to May 3, 2024, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 03/12/2024 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including May 3, 2024, for all respondents. |
| 05/03/2024 | Brief of respondents Federal Communications Commission, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| 05/03/2024 | Brief of respondents Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| 05/21/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2024. |
| 05/21/2024 | Reply of petitioners Consumers' Research, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| 06/10/2024 | Petition DENIED. |
| 06/18/2024 | Petition for Rehearing filed. |
| 06/27/2024 | DISTRIBUTED. |
| 07/25/2024 | Supplemental brief of petitioners Consumers' Research, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 09/11/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024. |
| 09/19/2024 | Rescheduled. |
| 10/07/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024. |
| 10/08/2024 | Rescheduled. |
| 10/30/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024. |
| 11/18/2024 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024. |