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FCC approves adoption of 'net neutrality' rules
October 22, 2009
[JURIST] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted Thursday to approve the formation of rules [notice, PDF] mandating so-called "net neutrality" [Google backgrounder; JURIST news archive], promising openness commensurate with the ideals of the Internet itself. The idea of net neutrality, sup....... [more] 
FCC chair proposes new 'net neutrality' regulations
September 21, 2009
[JURIST] Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website] Chairman Julius Genachowski [official profile] on Monday proposed [press release, PDF] "net neutrality" [JURIST news archive] regulations that would prevent Internet providers from restricting access to particular services. At a spe....... [more]
DC Circuit strikes down FCC rule limiting cable companies' market control
September 1, 2009
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [official website] on Friday struck down [opinion, PDF] a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website] rule preventing cable companies from controlling more than 30 percent of the US market. In a challenge brought by....... [more]
Supreme Court orders Third Circuit to revisit FCC fine for Super Bowl mishap
May 4, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday ordered [order list, PDF] the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to reconsider its ruling upholding a $550,000 fine [JURIST report] against CBS for the infamous "wardrobe malfunction" incident in which pop singer....... [more]
Supreme Court upholds FCC ban on isolated expletives
April 28, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] Tuesday ruled [opinion, PDF] 5-4 in FCC v. Fox Television Stations [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website] did not act arbitrarily and capriciously in changing....... [more]
Israel ex-president indicted on rape charges
March 19, 2009
[JURIST] Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] was indicted Thursday on two counts of rape for allegedly assaulting several female employees in the 1990s. The indictment, which was filed in Tel Aviv District Court, charges [Jerusalem Post report] Katsav with two co....... [more]
US Senate votes to block FCC reinstatement of Fairness Doctrine
February 26, 2009
[JURIST] The US Senate on Thursday voted 87-11 [roll call] to approve an amendment [S.Amdt. 573 text, PDF] that would prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website] from reinstating the Fairness Doctrine [MBC backgrounder]. Under the doctrine, which was struck down by the FCC....... [more]
Supreme Court hears FCC, anti-dumping, habeas corpus cases
November 4, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases. In FCC v. Fox Television Stations, the court will consider whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) acted arbitrarily and capriciously in changing its policy....... [more]
US Supreme Court opens 2008 term
October 6, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court on Monday began its 2008 term, in which it has agreed to hear cases involving pre-emption of state law, the separation of church and state, and broadcast indecency, among other issues. The Court began hearing oral....... [more]
Telecoms push US House to tighten FCC regulations on competition
July 22, 2008
'[JURIST] Executives from several Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and broadband internet service providers urged the US House of Representatives on Tuesday to pass HR 3914, a bill that would make it harder for companies to avoid Federal....... [more]
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