FCC v. Consumers' Research

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FCC v. Consumers' Research
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Argued March 26, 2025
Decided June 27, 2025
Full case nameFederal Communications Commission, et al. v. Consumers' Research, et al.; Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition v. Consumers' Research
Docket nos. 24-354
24-422
Citations606 U.S. ___ ( more )
Argument Oral argument
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.
Holding
The universal-service contribution scheme does not violate the nondelegation doctrine.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas  · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor  · Elena Kagan
Neil Gorsuch  · Brett Kavanaugh
Amy Coney Barrett  · Ketanji Brown Jackson
Case opinions
MajorityKagan, joined by Roberts, Sotomayor, Kavanaugh, Barrett, Jackson
ConcurrenceKavanaugh
ConcurrenceJackson
DissentGorsuch, joined by Thomas, Alito

Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers' Research, 606 U.S. ___(2025), is a decision of the United States Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund under the nondelegation doctrine. [1] [2]

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  1. Hendel, John; Gerstein, Josh (June 27, 2025). "Supreme Court upholds FCC broadband fund". Politico . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  2. Howe, Amy; Shemtob, Zachary (June 27, 2025). "Justices pass on opportunity to further limit the power of federal agencies". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved July 5, 2025.