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Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC is the general title of two rulings of the United States Supreme Court on the constitutionality of must-carry regulations enforced by the Federal Communications Commission on cable television operators.
Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission, 395 U.S. 367 (1969), was a seminal First Amendment ruling at the United States Supreme Court.The Supreme Court held that radio broadcasters enjoyed free speech rights under the First Amendment, but those rights could be partially restricted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to maintain the public interest in equitable ...
The FCC petitioned to the Supreme Court to challenge the ruling from Prometheus IV in April 2020 with the support of the United States Department of Justice. [6] The Supreme Court granted the petition in October 2020, consolidated it with a challenge from the National Association of Broadcasters, with oral arguments heard on January 19, 2021. [7]
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in the initial case ([6]) that the FCC cannot punish broadcast stations for such incidents. [7] The FCC appealed to the Supreme Court, [8] and in the 2009 case, the Supreme Court reversed the Second Circuit, [9] finding that the new policy was not arbitrary. However, the issue of ...
Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation, 438 U.S. 726 (1978), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that upheld the ability of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate indecent content sent over the broadcast airwaves. [1]
In its ruling, the 6th Circuit referred to the FCC's net neutrality order as a "heavy-handed regulatory regime." The court said a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling had removed a judicial framework ...
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to wade into a fight over Congress’ ability to delegate ... The appeal also raises questions about the constitutionality of the FCC’s decision to let a private ...
National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services, 545 U.S. 967 (2005), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that decisions by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on how to regulate Internet service providers are eligible for Chevron deference, in which the judiciary defers to an administrative agency's expertise under its governing ...