Consumers' Research v. Federal Communications Commission
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Consumers' Research v. Federal Communications Commission, No. 21-3886 (2023), was a court ruling at the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, on a challenge by consumer advocates against the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund program. The ruling was one of several at various American courts brought by the same litigants; the Sixth Circuit was the first to rule that the funding program does not violate the United States Constitution.[1]
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Consumers' Research v. Federal Communications Commission | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
Full case name | Consumers' Research: Cause Based Commerce, Inc.; Joseph Bayly; Jeremy Roth; Deanna Roth; Lynn Gibbs; Paul Gibbs: petitioners v. Federal Communications Commission, United States of America: respondents |
Decided | May 4, 2023 |
Citation(s) | Consumers' Research v. Federal Communications Commission, No. 21-3886 (6th Cir. May 4, 2023) |
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Judge(s) sitting | Karen Nelson Moore, Eric L. Clay, Jane Branstetter Stranch |
Case opinions | |
Affirmed 3-0 that the Federal Communications Commission's universal service funding program is constitutional. |
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