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The Administrative State, a Three-Legged Stool, the Supreme Court and FCC v. Consumers’ Research

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down its decision in Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research, a case involving the question whether Congress’s delegation of authority to the FCC to implement provisions...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Supreme Court Clarifies District Courts' Independence from FCC's TCPA Interpretations

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In a decision with sweeping implications for the administrative law and the regulation of tele-communications practices—to say nothing of one of the most dangerous class-action devices in history—the Supreme Court ruled in...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Supreme Court Reins in Agency Power Again: What McKesson Means for TCPA Litigation

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The Supreme Court recently signaled a further shift away from judicial deference to administrative rulings. The question of whether the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA or “the Act”) covers online faxes (think your...more

Troutman Amin LLP

BREAKING: THEY DID IT!!: SCOTUS Guts the Hobbs Act! District Courts Free to Disregard FCC TCPA Rulings in Civil Enforcement...

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Supreme Court just handed down the widely-watched decision in McLaughlin Chriopractric v. McKesson. Held: The Hobbs Act does not bind district courts in civil enforcement proceedings to an agency’s interpretation of a...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Courts No Longer Have to Follow FCC Rulings

In a landmark decision released on June 20, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Hobbs Act does not require federal district courts to treat Federal Communications Commission (FCC) orders as binding precedent in private...more

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