On Friday, June 20th, the Supreme Court in McLaughlin Chiropractic Assoc., Inc. v. McKesson Corp., No. 23-1226 (U.S. June 2025), ruled in a 6-3 decision that the Hobbs Act does not bind federal district courts in civil...more
6/25/2025
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Local governments must prepare now for renewed efforts in Washington, D.C. to restrict, and in some cases, eliminate a community’s ability to manage their property, receive fair compensation for the private use of public...more
2/14/2025
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The Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) recently issued a memorandum outlining new requirements for the responsible procurement of artificial intelligence (“AI”) capabilities by federal agencies. While the OMB’s guidance...more
The U.S. Solicitor General recently sought Supreme Court review of an en banc decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which found the Federal Communications Commission-run Universal Service Fund (USF) to...more
Local governments prevailed on two key issues in League of California Cities v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit’s long-awaited decision on when federal law...more
Pending decision could have significant impact on schools, libraries and consumers that rely on the programs funded by the USF - Although the impact will not likely be immediate, and it may be further changed on appeal, on...more
In Lindke v. Freed, the U.S. Supreme Court found that a civil rights violation might have occurred when the City Manager of Port Huron, Michigan deleted and blocked comments on his personal Facebook page. This depended on...more
Both Agencies Want to Hear from Local Governments -
The FCC will vote on December 13, 2023 to initiate a proceeding to prohibit cable and satellite TV providers from imposing early termination fees and or requiring...more
IAC Addresses Issues for State, Local and Tribal Governments Under FCC Jurisdiction -
The Federal Communications Commission has announced the reauthorization of the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC or Committee)...more
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) recently released Notices of Funding Opportunity for several programs adopted as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...more
PublicCEO Article Addresses Current Rules and What Happens Next -
Over the last few years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been reinterpreting several key Cable Act provisions that govern cable franchise...more
Offset for In-Kind Services Limited to Marginal Costs, not Market Value -
Today, a federal appeals court partially upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s most recent interpretation of the Cable Act’s limits on...more