On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, setting the stage for the high court to define copyright infringement liability for internet service...more
7/8/2025
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Contributory Infringement ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Cox Communications ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Music Industry ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
SCOTUS ,
Telecommunications ,
Vicarious Liability
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
7/2/2025
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Broadband ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
FCC ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Non-Delegation Doctrine ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Telecommunications ,
Telecommunications Act ,
Underserved Locations ,
Universal Service Fund ,
USAC
On January 24, 2025, the Trump Administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause briefing in several cases on the current merits docket. In making the request, Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris explained that the new...more
1/30/2025
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Clean Air Act ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Education ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration
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