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Supreme Court heard Freedom of Information Act arguments [this day at law]
January 19, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On January 19, 2011, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether exemption 7(c) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) applies to corporations in FCC v. AT&T. Exemption 7(c) allows for an agency to withhold information in response to a FOIA request if the agency reasonably believes.... [more]
Supreme Court hears oral argument on jurisdiction
January 16, 2013 by Michael Haggerson
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday pertaining to jurisdiction. The first, Arlington v. FCC, addresses whether Chevron USA v. NRDC allows a federal agency to determine its own jurisdiction. The provision at issue, 47 USC § 332(c)(7) of the Federal Communications....... [more]
Federal appeals court upholds mobile-data roaming rule
December 5, 2012 by Maureen Cosgrove
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday upheld a federal rule requiring mobile-data providers to offer roaming agreements to other providers on "commercially reasonable" terms. In April 2011 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted the data roaming rule,.... [more]
Broadcasters challenge political expenditure information disclosure law
July 11, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The National Association of Broadcasters on Tuesday filed an emergency motion with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging a new regulation that is expected to go into effect in August. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted the new rule in April.... [more]
Supreme Court declines to hear media cross-ownership case
June 29, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The US Supreme Court on Friday denied certiorari in a case dealing with media ownership regulations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In National Association of Broadcasters v. FCC the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled last year that the FCC must revise its current.... [more]
FCC v. Fox: More on Fleeting Expletives [op-ed]
June 23, 2012 by Caleb Pittman
JURIST Guest Columnist Roy Gutterman of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University says that the Supreme Court's recent decision in FCC v. Fox still leaves broadcasters in doubt about what constitutes indecency...Curse words and nudity, even fleeting or spontaneous.... [more]
Supreme Court rules FCC indecency guidelines too vague
June 21, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) indecency guidelines were too vague to be properly enforced. The case, Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., hinges on indecency issues raised in two separate.... [more]
European privacy regulators express new concern over Google Street View data collection
May 3, 2012 by Jerry Votava
Privacy regulators from EU member states expressed their concerns on Wednesday over potential privacy breaches by Google and are considering reopening their privacy investigations into the company. The concerns revolve around fines and a report issued by the US Federal Communications Commission (.... [more]
Google fined $25,000 for impeding US investigation
April 16, 2012 by Jamie Davis
Google, Inc. was fined $25,000 on Friday by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the company's failure to cooperate with the a federal investigation. Google incurred the fine by refusing to disclose information on its alleged collection of personal information without permission during.... [more]
Ninth Circuit strikes down ban on political ads on public television
April 13, 2012 by Jerry Votava
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday struck down parts of a federal statute that prohibit public broadcasters from transmitting public issue and political advertisements. The suit was brought by the Minority Television Project on behalf of its public television station KMTP.... [more]
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