FCC v. Consumers' Research

Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers' Research is a pending United States Supreme Court case about the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund under the nondelegation doctrine.^[1]

FCC v. Consumers' Research
Supreme Court of the United States
Full case name	Federal Communications Commission, et al. v. Consumers' Research, et al.; Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition v. Consumers' Research
Docket nos.	24-354 24-422
Questions presented
1. Whether Congress violated the nondelegation doctrine by authorizing the Federal Communications Commission to determine, within the limits set forth in 47 U.S.C. § 254, the amount that providers must contribute to the Universal Service Fund; 2. Whether the FCC violated the nondelegation doctrine by using the financial projections of the private company appointed as the fund's administrator in computing universal service contribution rates; 3. Whether the combination of Congress's conferral of authority on the FCC and the FCC's delegation of administrative responsibilities to the administrator violates the nondelegation doctrine; and 4. Whether this case is moot in light of the challengers' failure to seek preliminary relief before the 5th Circuit.