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Supreme Court Appears Open to FCC Fine Orders Being Nonbinding
That would preserve the agency's fine powers, but reduce the force of its forfeiture orders.
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That would preserve the agency's fine powers, but reduce the force of its forfeiture orders.
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The companies want a $100 million refund ‘at the very least.’ Oral arguments are scheduled for April 21.
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the issue on April 21.
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Major wireless carriers are fighting the agency’s ability to issue fines in a legal battle before the Supreme Court.
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The high court will hear arguments on the issue in April
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Fines are the agency’s main enforcement mechanism.
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Mobile carriers want justices to find the agency’s process unconstitutional.
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The Supreme Court will deliberate Jan. 9 on whether to weigh in on the issue.
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Verizon and the FCC have also asked justices to resolve a circuit split on the issue.
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Verizon is asking Supreme Court to resolve a split, with the D.C. and the Second Circuits on one hand and the Fifth Circuit on the other.
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The agency said the decision would leave it unable to issue fines.
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There's a circuit split on whether the FCC's process for issuing fines is unconstitutional.
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There was already a circuit split on whether the FCC's forfeiture process is legal.
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Courts are split on whether the FCC's forfeiture process violates the U.S. Constitution.
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The decision sets up a split with the Fifth Circuit.
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The agency is trying to protect its ability to levy fines.