By a 6-3 vote, Supreme Court's third decision of the day UPHOLDS the Universal Service Fund
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The Supreme Court's third decision of the day UPHOLDS the Universal Service Fund—which provides phone and internet access to poor and rural areas—by a 6–3 vote, holding that it does NOT violate the non-delegation doctrine. This is very good news. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-354_0861.pdf
Writing for the court in FCC v. Consumers' Research, Kagan holds that "no impermissible transfer of authority
has occurred" in the creation of the Universal Service Fund, so subsidized phone/internet program may continue. Gorsuch dissents, with Thomas and Alito.
The Supreme Court's third decision of the day UPHOLDS the Universal Service Fund—which provides phone and internet access to poor and rural areas—by a 6–3 vote, holding that it does NOT violate the non-delegation doctrine. This is very good news. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) 2025-06-27T14:41:24.092Z
BREAKING: The Supreme Court holds that the FCC Universal Service Fund contributions do not violate the nondelegation doctrine. Kagan has the 6-3 opinion for the court. Gorsuch, w Thomas and Alito, dissents.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2025-06-27T14:42:35.699Z
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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