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09/07/2021
FCC Gets Earful on Broadcast Ownership Rules
The FCC opened the door to a host of opinions on broadcasters with its refresh of the record in the 2018 quadrennial review proceeding—a Congressional directive to review the broadcast media rules every four years and modify or repeal them in light of competitive changes to the media marketplace.
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06/24/2021
Sen Judiciary Approves Court Coverage Bills
Senate Judiciary approved legislation Thursday that would put Supreme Court arguments on camera for the first time.
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06/07/2021
Government Backs Viamedia in Comcast Case
Comcast has snapped back after the US Solicitor General filed an amicus brief late last month at the US Supreme Court that said the Seventh Circuit appeals court correctly held that Viamedia had plausibly
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04/05/2021
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Tom Johnson, former FCC general counsel under Ajit Pai, joined law firm Wiley as partner and will serve as co-chair of its Appellate Practice. His victories at the FCC include persuading the US Supreme Court to review its media ownership reforms, resulting in last week’s unanimous decision to reinstate the changes. He also successfully defended […]
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04/01/2021
SCOTUS OKs Broadcast Ownership Rules
Broadcasters scored a huge victory Thursday with the US Supreme Court unanimously reversing a 3rd Circuit decision that the FCC went too far with its 2017 order relaxing the limits on how many newspapers, radio stations and TV stations a single entity can own in a given market.
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09/29/2020
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Fox News won during coverage of President Trump’ s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme