No. 24-422
Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition, et al. v. Consumers' Research, et al.
Relisted (2)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-law agency-authority contribution-rates nondelegation-doctrine telecommunications-act universal-service
Latest Conference:
2024-11-22
(distributed 2 times)
Related Cases:
24-354
(Vide)
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Whether Congress violated the nondelegation doctrine by authorizing the Commission to determine, within the limits set forth in Section 254, the amount that providers must contribute to the Fund.
2. Whether the Commission violated the nondelegation doctrine by using USAC's financial projections in computing universal service contribution rates.
3. Whether the combination of Congress's conferral of authority on the Commission and the Commission's delegation of administrative responsibilities to USAC violates the nondelegation doctrine.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Congress violated the nondelegation doctrine by authorizing the FCC to determine universal service contribution rates
Docket Entries
2025-07-29
Judgment Issued.
2025-03-12
Record received electronically from the Federal Communications Commission and available with the Clerk.
2025-02-19
CIRCULATED
2025-02-19
Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
2025-02-18
Amicus brief of Southeastern Legal Foundation submitted.
2025-02-18
Amicus brief of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc. and Technology Channel Sales Professionals submitted.
2025-02-18
Amicus brief of TechFreedom submitted.
2025-02-14
Amicus brief of Advancing American Freedom, Inc. submitted.
2025-02-12
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
2025-02-10
Motion of United States for divided argument submitted.
2025-01-16
Amicus brief of Public Knowledge, Affordable Broadband Campaign, Chamber of Progress, Common Sense Media, and Communications Workers of America submitted.
2025-01-09
Brief of Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA), and USTelecom - The Broadband Association submitted.
2025-01-09
Brief of Schools, Health, & Libraries Broadband Coalition, et al. submitted.
2024-12-18
Motion of United States for an extension of time submitted.
2024-11-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024.
2024-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024.
2024-10-21
Reply of petitioners Schools, Health, & Libraries Broadband Coalition, et al. filed.
2024-10-16
Brief of respondents Consumers' Research, et al. in opposition filed.
2024-10-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 14, 2024)
Attorneys
Advancing American Freedom, Inc.
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society; National Digital Inclusion Alliance, Center for Media Justice dba MediaJustice
Andrew Jay Schwartzman — Andrew Jay Schwartzman, Petitioner
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Jeffrey B. Wall — Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Amicus
Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA), and USTelecom - The Broadband Association
Jennifer Beth Tatel — Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP, Petitioner
Paul D. Clement — Clement & Murphy, PLLC, Petitioner
Consumers' Research et al.
R. Trent McCotter — Boyden Gray PLLC, Respondent
National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc. and Technology Channel Sales Professionals
Jay Christopher Johnson — Venable LLP, Amicus
Public Knowledge, Affordable Broadband Campaign, Chamber of Progress, Common Sense Media, and Communications Workers of America
John David Bergmayer — Public Knowledge, Amicus
Schools, Health, & Libraries Broadband Coalition, et al.
Jason Edward Neal — HWG LLP, Petitioner
Southeastern Legal Foundation
Braden Heath Boucek — Southern Legal Foundation, Amicus
State of Alaska
Laura Emily Wolff — The State of Alaska, Amicus
TechFreedom
Corbin Knight Barthold — TechFreedom, Amicus
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Petitioner
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Petitioner
Sarah M. Harris — Acting Solicitor General, Petitioner