Archive of Major Court Cases of the FCC

• Huawei Tech. v. FCC, No. 19-60896 (5th Cir.)
• United States Telecom Association, No. 15-1063 (D.C. Cir.)
• City of Arlington v. FCC, No. 11-1545 (Sup. Ct.)
• In Re: FCC 11-161, No. 11-9900 (10th Cir.)
• Verizon v. FCC, No. 11-1355 (D.C. Cir.)
• FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., No. 10-1293 (Supreme Court)
• FCC v. AT&T, Inc., No. 09-1279 (Supreme Court)
• Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al. v. FCC, No 06-1760-ag(L) (2nd Cir.)
• Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC, No. 08-3078 (3rd Cir.)

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Huawei Tech. v. FCC & USA, No. 19-60896 (5th Cir.)

Court Briefs

• Brief for Petitioners
• Brief for Respondents
• Reply Brief for Petitioners
• Fifth Circuit Opinion

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United States Telecom Association, No. 15-1063 (D.C. Cir.)

Court Opinion

• Court Opinion
• USTelecom & CenturyLink pet. for reh'g En Banc
• AT&T's pet. for reh'g En Banc
• Alamo Broadband pet. for reh'g En Banc
• CTIA's pet. for reh'g En Banc
• NCTA & ACA Joint pet. for reh'g En Banc
• Intervenors pet. for reh'g En Banc
• ICLE Amicus Curiae Brief in supp. of pets. for reh'g En Banc
• Fed. Resp'ts Opp'n to pets. for reh'g En Banc
• Resp. in Opp'n to pets. for reh'g En Banc of Intervenors in supp. of Fed. Resp'ts
• Court order denying pets. for reh'g En Banc 

Court Filings

• FCC Motion to Dismiss
• Pet'rs Opp'n to Motion to Dismiss
• FCC Reply to Opp'n to Motion to Dismiss
• Pet'rs Mot. for Stay
• Fed. Resp'ts Opp'n Mot. to Pet'rs Mot. for Stay
• Intervenors Opp'n Mot. to Pet'rs Mot. for Stay
• Pet'rs Reply to Fed. Resp'ts Opp'n Mot.
• Court Order denying Pet'rs Mot. for Stay

Court Briefs

• Joint Brief for Pet'rs Alamo Broadband Inc. and Daniel Berninger
• Joint Brief for Pet'rs USTelecom et al.
• Pet'r's Brief for Full Service Network
• Intervenors Brief for TECHFREEDOM, et al. in support of Pet'rs
• Brief for Federal Resp'ts FCC & USA
• Reply Brief for Intervenors, TECHFREEDOM, et al. in support of Pet'rs

Amicus Curiae Briefs

• Wash. Legal Found., et al. in support of Pet'rs
• Nat'l Assoc. of Mfrs., et al. in support of Pet'rs
• Richard Bennett in support of Pet'rs
• Georgetown Ctr. for Bus. & Pub. Policy, et al. in support of Pet'rs
• Mobile Future in support of Pet'rs
• Ctr. for Boundless Innovation in support of Pet'rs
• Competitive Enter. Inst. in support of Pet'rs
• Int'l Ctr. for Law & Econ., et al. in support of Pet'rs
• Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council in support of Pet'rs
• Phoenix Ctr. for Advanced Legal and Econ. Pub. Policy Studies in support of Pet'rs
• Telecomm. Indus. Ass'n in support of Pet'rs
• Elec. Frontier Found. in support of Resp'ts
• Am. Library Ass'n in support of Resp'ts
• Automattic Inc. in support of Resp'ts
• Computer & Commc'ns Indus. Ass'n in support of Resp'ts
• Consumers Union of the U.S. in support of Resp'ts
• Engine Advocacy in support of Resp'ts
• First Amendment Scholars in support of Resp'ts
• Internet Ass'n in support of Resp'ts
• Sascha Meinrath & Zephyr Teachout in support of Resp'ts
• Members of Congress
• Open Internet Civil Rights Coal. in support of Resp'ts
• Professors of Admin. Law in support of Resp'ts
• Reed Hundt, Michael Copps in support of Resp'ts
• Tim Wu in support of Resp'ts
• Writers Guild of Am. in support of Resp'ts

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In Re: FCC 11-161, No. 11-9900 (10th Cir.)

Supreme Court

Petitions for Writ of Certiorari

• U.S. Cellular Corp.
• NARUC
• Cellular South and Rural Indep. Competitive Alliance
• Allband Commc'ns Coop.

10th Circuit Court of Appeals

• Court Decision
• FCC Order (November 2011)

Rehearing Petitions

• Court Order Den. Transcom Enhanced Services, Inc.'s Petition for Rehearing
• Court Order Den. Allband Communications Cooperative Petition for Rehearing
• Allband Communications Cooperative Petition for Rehearing
• Transcom Enhanced Services, Inc.'s Petition for Rehearing
• Federal Reply to Allband Communications Cooperative Petition for Rehearing
• Federal Reply to Transcom Enhanced Services, Inc.'s Petition for Rehearing

Briefs for Petitioners

• Preliminary Brief of Petitioners
• Petitioners' Universal Service Fund Principal Brief
• Intercarrier Compensation Principal Brief
• Transcom Enhanced Services, Inc's Principal Brief
• Tribal Carriers' Principal Brief
• AT&T's Principal Brief
• Voice On the Net Coalition Principal Brief
• NASUCA Principal Brief
• Wireless Carriers Universal Service Fund Principal Brief
• Local Exchange Carrier Intervenors' Brief in Support of Petitioners
• Windstream Principal Brief
• Additional Intercarrier Compensation Brief
• Additional Universal Service Fund Brief
• Amicus Brief of the State Members of the Federal-State Joint BD on USF in Support of Petitioners

Briefs for Respondents

• Federal Response to Preliminary Brief of Petitioners
• Combined Responses of Respondents and Supporting Intervenors to Universal Service Fund Principal Brief
• Combined Responses of Respondents and Supporting Intervenors to Intercarrier Compensation Principal Brief
• Combined Responses of Respondents and Supporting Intervenors to Voice On the Net Coalition Principal Brief
• Combined Responses of Respondents and Supporting Intervenors to AT&T Principal Brief
• Combined Responses of Respondents and Supporting Intervenors to NASUCA Principal Brief
• Federal Response to Wireless Carriers Universal Service Fund Principal Brief
• Federal Response to Transcom Enhanced Services, Inc. Principal Brief
• Federal Response to Additional Universal Service Fund Brief
• Combined Responses of Respondents and Supporting Intervenors to Additional Intercarrier Compensation Brief
• Federal Response to Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers Intervenors' Brief
• Federal Response to Tribal Carriers Principal Brief
• Combined Responses of Respondents and Supporting Intervenors to Windstream Principal Brief

Reply Briefs for Petitioners

• Intercarrier Compensation Reply Brief
• Universal Service Fund Reply Brief
• NASUCA Reply Brief
• AT&T Reply Brief
• Transcom Enhanced Services, Inc. Reply Brief
• Additional Universal Service Fund Reply Brief
• Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers Intervenors Reply Brief
• Windstream Reply Brief
• Voice On the Net Coalition Reply Brief
• Additional Intercarrier Compensation Reply Brief
• Wireless Carrier USF Reply Brief
• Tribal Carriers Reply Brief

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Verizon v. FCC, No. 11-1355 (D.C. Cir.)

Circuit Court Briefs

• Verizon & MetroPCS Brief
• MetroPCS Brief
• National Association of Manufacturers Brief
• Commonwealth of VA & States of GA, Mich, OK, SC, WVA Brief
• TechFreedom Amici Curiae Brief
• Federal Communications Commission Brief
• Federal Communications Commission Surreply Brief
• Internet Engineers and Technologists Amicus Brief
• Amicus Brief by Tim Wu
• Nat'l Ass'n of Telecomms. Officers Amicus Brief
• Open Internet Coalition Intervenors Brief
• Center for Democracy Amicus Brief
• Venture Capital Investors Amicus Brief

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City of Arlington v. FCC, No. 11-1545 (Sup. Ct.)

Supreme Court

• Supreme Court Opinion

Merits Briefs

Briefs for Petitioners and Supporting Parties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Brief for City of Arlington, TX, et al.
• Reply Brief for City of Arlington, TX, et al.
• Brief for International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al.
• Brief for New Orleans City Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Briefs for Federal Respondents and Supporting Parties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Brief for Federal Communications Commission
• Brief for Verizon Wireless

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amicus Briefs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Brief for AT&T
• Brief for T-Mobile USA, Inc.
• Brief for Nat'l Governors Ass'n
• Brief for PCIA
• Brief for American Farm Bureau Fed'n
• Brief for National Water Res. Ass'n
• Brief for Cato Institute
• Brief for Southern Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cert. Petition City of Arlington Petition for Writ of Certiorari

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Amicus Curiae Brief of National Water Res. In Support of Petition
• CTIA and Verizon Wireless Brief in Opposition
• Brief for the Federal Respondents in Opposition
• Reply Brief for Petitioners City of Arlington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5th Circuit Ct. Opinion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• City of Arlington, Texas, et al. v. FCC & USA, No. 10-60039 (5th Cir.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., No. 10-1293 (Supreme Court)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merits Stage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Brief of the United States and FCC
• Intervenors/Amici Briefs in Support of Petitioners
  • American College of Pediatricians and Christian Medical and Legal Association
  • Decency Enforcement Center for Television
  • Morality in Media
  • Focus on the Family and Family Research Council
  • National Religious Broadcasters
  • Judith A. Reisman and Liberty Counsel
• Intervenors/Amici Briefs in Support of Neither Party
  • American Center for Law and Justice
  • Yale Law School Information Society, New American Foundation, and Prof. Monroe Price
• Brief of Respondents
  • Fox Television Stations, Inc.; NBCUniversal Media, LLC; CBS Broadcasting Inc.; & FBC Television Affiliates Association
  • ABC, Inc.; KTRK Television, Inc.; and WLS Television, Inc.
  • ABC Television Affiliates Association et al.
  • CBS Television Network Affiliates Association and NBC Television Affiliates
  • Center for Creative Voices in Media and The Future of Music Coalition
• Intervenors/Amici Briefs in Support of Respondents
  • Cato Institute, Center for Democracy & Technology, et al.
  • Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment and the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project
  • American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
  • Former FCC Officials
  • Brief of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and the Media Institute
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, et al.
  • National Association of Broadcasters and Radio-Television Digital News Association
  • Student Press Law Center and College Broadcasters, Inc.
  • Public Broadcasting Service
• Reply Brief of United States and FCC
  • Reply Brief for the Petitioners
• Supreme Court Opinion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cert. Stage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Petition for a Writ of Certiorari of the United States and FCC
• Brief in Support of the Petition by Parents Television Council
• Briefs in Opposition
  • Fox
  • ABC
  • ABC Affiliates
  • CVM-FMC
• Reply Brief of the United States and FCC
  • Reply Brief for the Petitioners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FCC v. AT&T, Inc., No. 09-1279 (Supreme Court)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Brief of the United States and FCC
  • FCC, et al. v. AT&T Inc., et al., No. 09-1279 (Supreme Court)
• Intervenors/Amici Briefs in support of petitioners
  • Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, The Electronic Frontier Foundation, The American Civil Liberties Union, The American Library Association, The Association of Research Libraries, The National Security Archive, and openthegovernment.org
  • Collaboration on Government Secrecy
  • Constitutional Accountability Center
  • Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and Legal Scholars and Technical Experts
  • Free Press
  • Project On Government Oversight, the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, and Tax Analysts
  • The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Twenty Two Media Organizations
  • FCC v. AT&T 09-1279 (Supreme Court) - COMPTEL
• Brief of Respondents
  • AT&T
  • COMPTEL (in support of FCC)
• Intervenors/Amici Briefs in Support of Respondents
  • FCC v. AT&T 09-1279 (Supreme Court) - Amicus Curiae
  • FCC v. AT&T 09-1279 (Supreme Court) - Chamber of Commerce
  • FCC v. AT&T 09-1279 (Supreme Court) - National Association of Manufacturers
• Reply Briefs of United States and FCC
  • FCC v. AT&T 09-1279 (Supreme Court)- Certiorari
• Supreme Court Opinion
• Petition for a Writ of Certiorari of United States and FCC
• Brief in Opposition of Respondents
• Reply Brief of United States and FCC
• Third Circuit Opinion
  • September 22, 2009
• FCC Orders on Review
  • December 16, 2004: Consent Decree
  • December 16, 2004: Order
  • September 12, 2008: Memorandum Opinion and Order

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al. v. FCC, No 06-1760-ag(L) (2nd Cir.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Order on Remand
  • FCC 06-166
• Petitioners/Appellants Briefs - on Remand
  • Brief for Petitioner CBS Broadcasting, Inc. et al.
  • Brief of Petitioner Fox Television Stations
• Intervenors/Amici Briefs in support of petitioners/appellants - on Remand
  • Brief for Center for Creative Voices and Future of Music Coalition
  • Brief for Intervenors ABC Television Affiliates
  • Brief for Amicus Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
  • Brief for Amici Curiae Form FCC Commissioners and Officials
  • Amici Curiae Brief of The Thomas Jefferson Center
• FCC Brief - on Remand
  • Brief for Respondents FCC and United States
• Intervenors/Amici Briefs in support of FCC - on Remand
  • Brief of Amici Curiae Focus on the Family and Family Research Council
  • Brief for Amicus Curiae Parents Television Council
  • Brief for Amicus Curiae Morality in Media, Inc.
  • Amicus Brief of Decency Enforcement Center for Television
• Reply Briefs - on Remand
  • Reply Brief of Petitioner CBS Broadcasting, Inc. et al.
  • Reply Brief of Petitioner Fox Television Stations
• FCC Rehearing Petition
• Rehearing Opposition
  • Center for Creative Voices in Media and Future of Music Coalition
  • CBS Broadcasting Inc.; ABC, Inc., WLS Television, Inc., and KTRK Television, Inc.; NBC Universal, Inc. and NBC Telemundo License Co.; and the ABC Television Affiliates Association
  • Petitioner Fox Television Stations, Inc.
• Court Opinions
  • June 4, 2007 Decision - Second Circuit Opinion
  • April 28, 2009 Decision - Supreme Court Opinion
  • July 13, 2010 Decision - Second Circuit Opinion
  • November 22, 2010 Decision - Second Circuit Opinion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC, No. 08-3078 (3rd Cir.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• FCC Order(s) on Review
  • FCC 07-216
  • FCC 07-217
• Petitioners/Appellants Briefs
  • Cox
  • MediaGeneral
  • Sinclair
  • CBS
  • NAA/Belo
  • Tribune/Fox
  • NAB
  • Clear Channel
  • Prometheus
• FCC Brief
• Intervenors/Amici Briefs in support of FCC
  • CU Brief
• Reply Briefs
  • Reply Brief of Cox Enterprises, Inc. et al.
  • Reply Brief for Newspaper Association of America, Belo Corp. Bonneville International Corporation, Gannett Company, Inc., Morris Communications Company, LLC, and The Scranton Times, L.P.
  • Reply Brief of Media General, Inc.
  • Reply Brief of Tribune Company and Fox Television Stations, Inc.
  • Reply Brief for CBS Corporation and CBS Broadcasting Inc.
  • Reply Brief of National Association of Broadcasters and Coalition of Smaller Market Television Stations
  • Reply Brief for Citizen Petitioners
  • Reply Brief of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
  • Reply Brief for Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
• Court Opinion
  • June 24 2004 Decision