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Supreme Court Overrules Chevron; Courts Must Determine “Best” Meaning of Statutes Without Deference

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The Supreme Court of the United States has overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U. S. 837 (1984). For 40 years, if an agency was interpreting an “ambiguous” provision of a statute it...more

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Telecommunications Law and Policy in a Post-Chevron World

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As summarized by our Government Division colleagues last week, the U.S. Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo has overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., holding that...more

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Supreme Court to hear case concerning the scope of the FCA where private dollars are involved

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in the telecommunications case Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, No. 23-1127, to assess whether reimbursement requests submitted to...more

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SCOTUS Accepts Review of TCPA "Autodialer" Question

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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to wade into the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) fray again - this time over what qualifies as an autodialer under the TCPA. On July 9, 2020, the Supreme Court granted writ of...more

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Supreme Court Will Take On The TCPA Again

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Back in October of 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court was petitioned to review a Ninth Circuit ruling regarding the Telephone Consumer Privacy Act (“TCPA”) on the following issues: 1) whether the TCPA’s prohibition on calls made by...more

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TCPA Tracker - July 2020

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Recent News - Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of the TCPA - On July 6, 2020, in a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the TCPA, but severed as unconstitutional the 2015 amendment that...more

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A Busy Week for Fax Advertisements in the Supreme Court

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Earlier this week, the Supreme Court declined to review a Ninth Circuit ruling regarding what does and doesn’t qualify as an “advertisement.” Supply Pro Sorbents, LLC v. RingCentral, Inc., No. 18-1381, 2019 WL 1959304 (U.S....more

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Net Neutrality News: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Telecom Industry Appeals

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Earlier this week, the US Supreme Court rejected requests from the telecommunications industry to hear an appeal seeking to throw out a 2016 lower court ruling in favor of the “net neutrality” rules. Recent action by the...more

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TCPA Connect - November 2015

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SPECIAL FOCUS: FTC Conducts Workshop on Consumer Protection Issues in Lead Generation - On Friday, October 30, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission hosted a full-day public workshop to explore consumer protection issues...more

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How Will Arlington v. F.C.C. Affect the Future Development of Telecommunications Law? (Or Will It Have Any Effect?)

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On May 20 of last year, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Arlington v. F.C.C (2013). The decision settled — in favor of administrative agencies — a long-standing administrative law question: whether the Chevron...more

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Wireless Site Applications: It's My Party (the FCC) and I'll Decide How I Want To

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When a Federal statute is ambiguous, who gets to decide what it means — judges or the agency in charge of administering the statute? In its recent holding in City of Arlington v. Federal Communications Commission issued...more

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Supreme Court Upholds FCC's Authority To Impose Time Limitations on Land Use Approvals for Wireless Facilities

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Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had authority under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to impose time limits for state and local governments to act...more

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