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No. 19-1231
Vide 19-1241
Title:Federal Communications Commission, et al., Petitioners
v.
Prometheus Radio Project, et al.
Docketed:April 20, 2020
Linked with 19A879
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
   Case Numbers:(17-1107, 17-1109, 17-1110, 17-1111, 18-1092, 18-1669, 18-1670, 18-1671, 18-2943, 18-3335)
   Decision Date:September 23, 2019
   Rehearing Denied:November 20, 2019
  Discretionary Court Decision Date:
Questions Presented

DateProceedings and Orders
Feb 07 2020Application (19A879) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 18, 2020 to March 19, 2020, submitted to Justice Alito.
Main DocumentProof of Service
Feb 12 2020Application (19A879) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 19, 2020.
Mar 09 2020Application (19A879) to extend further the time from March 19, 2020 to April 18, 2020, submitted to Justice Alito.
Proof of ServiceWritten Request
Mar 11 2020Application (19A879) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 18, 2020.
Apr 17 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 20, 2020)
PetitionProof of Service
May 05 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 20, 2020 to July 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
May 06 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 21, 2020.
May 12 2020Motion of Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, et al. to extend the time to file a response from May 20, 2020 to July 21, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
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May 13 2020Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 21, 2020, for all respondents.
May 20 2020Brief amicus curiae of Gray Television, Inc. filed. VIDED
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Jul 20 2020Waiver of right of respondent Independent Television Group to respond filed.
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Jul 21 2020Brief of respondents Prometheus Radio Project; et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
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Jul 22 2020Waiver of right of Lane, Dennis Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council and the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, Inc. to respond filed.
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Aug 05 2020Reply of petitioners FCC, et al. filed.
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Aug 19 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
Oct 02 2020Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 19-1241 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.
Oct 02 2020Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 19-1231. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 19-1231. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.”
Nov 16 2020Joint appendix filed (statement of costs filed 4/13/21). VIDED.
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Nov 16 2020Brief of petitioners FCC, et al. filed.
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Nov 16 2020Brief of Industry Petitioners filed. VIDED.
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Nov 17 2020Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, National Association of Broadcasters
Blanket Consent
Nov 23 2020Brief amicus curiae of Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Publc Policy Studies filed. VIDED
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Nov 23 2020Brief amicus curiae of TechFreedom filed. VIDED
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Nov 23 2020Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. VIDED.
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Nov 23 2020Brief amici curiae of The ABC Television Affiliates Association, The CBS Television Network Affiliates Association, The FBC Television Affiliates Association, and The NBC Television Affiliates filed. VIDED.
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Nov 23 2020Brief amicus curiae of Gray Television, Inc. filed. VIDED.
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Nov 23 2020Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed. VIDED.
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Nov 25 2020SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. VIDED.
Dec 03 2020Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 3rd Circuit.
Dec 08 2020CIRCULATED
Dec 11 2020Motion for divided argument filed by petitioners FCC, et al. VIDED.
Proof of ServiceMain Document
Dec 16 2020Brief of respondents Prometheus Radio Project, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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Dec 22 2020Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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Dec 23 2020The record received from the U.S.C.A. 3rd Circuit, for case numbers 19-1231 & 19-1241 (Consolidated). The record has been filed electronically for both case numbers.
Dec 23 2020Amicus brief of Public Knowledge not accepted for filing. (December 23, 2020)
Dec 23 2020Amicus brief of Public Knowledge not accepted for filing. (December 23, 2020)
Dec 23 2020Brief amicus curiae of Public Knowledge filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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Dec 23 2020Brief amici curiae of District of Columbia, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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Dec 23 2020Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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Dec 23 2020Brief amici curiae of Former FCC Commissioners filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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Dec 23 2020Brief amici curiae of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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Dec 23 2020Brief amici curiae of Media Law and Policy Scholars filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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Dec 23 2020Brief amicus curiae of The American Statistical Association filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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Dec 23 2020Brief amici curiae of Professors of Communications Law, Policy, and Administrative Law, and Doctors of Economics and Social Science filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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Dec 23 2020Amicus brief of Sue Wilson, Media Action Center not accepted for filing. (January 14, 2021)
Dec 23 2020Brief amicus curiae of Sue Wilson, Media Action Center filed (Corrected PDF submitted - 1/14/21). (Distributed) VIDED.
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Jan 08 2021Motion for divided argument filed by the Acting Solicitor General GRANTED. VIDED.
Jan 08 2021Reply of petitioner FCC, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 08 2021Reply of Industry Petitioners filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
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Jan 19 2021Argued. For petitioners in 19-1231: Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For petitioners in 19-1241: Helgi C. Walker, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Ruthanne M. Deutsch, Washington, D. C. VIDED.
Apr 01 2021Judgment REVERSED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. VIDED.
May 03 2021JUDGMENT ISSUED.

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Petitioners
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
    Counsel of Record		Acting Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov		202-514-2217
Party name: FCC, et al.
Helgi C. Walker
    Counsel of Record		Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036

hwalker@gibsondunn.com		202-955-8500
Party name: National Association of Broadcasters
Attorneys for Respondents
Ruthanne Mary Deutsch
    Counsel of Record		Deutsch Hunt, PLLC
300 New Jersey Ave., NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001

rdeutsch@deutschhunt.com		2028686915
Party name: Prometheus Radio Project; Media Mobilizing Project; Free Press; Office of Communication, Inc. of the United Church of Christ, et al.
Jack N. Goodman
    Counsel of Record		Law Offices of Jack N Goodman
1200 New Hampshire Ave, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036

jack@jackngoodman.com		2027762045
Party name: Independent Television Group
Dennis Lane
    Counsel of Record		Stinson LLP
1775 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006

dennis.lane@stinson.com		202-572-9906
Party name: Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council and the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, Inc.
Other
Loren L. AliKhan
    Counsel of Record		D.C. Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Solicitor General
400 6th Street, NW, Suite 8100
Washington, DC 20001

loren.alikhan@dc.gov		202-727-6287
Party name: District of Columbia, et al.
Corbin Knight Barthold
    Counsel of Record		TechFreedom
110 Maryland Ave NE
Suite 205
Washington, DC 20002

cbarthold@techfreedom.org		9257886847
Party name: TechFreedom
Elizabeth Rogers Brannen
    Counsel of Record		Stris & Maher LLP
777 S. Figueroa St.
Ste. 3850
Los Angeles, CA 90017

elizabeth.brannen@strismaher.com		2139956800
Party name: The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Leadership Education Fund, and 16 Other Public Interest Organizations
James Patrick Davy
    Counsel of Record		All Rise Trial & Appellate
P.O. Box 15216
Philadelphia, PA 19125

jimdavy@allriselaw.org		609-273-5008
Party name: Media Law and Policy Scholars
Richard D. Faulkner
    Counsel of Record		Faulkner ADR Law
12770 Coit Road
Suite 720
Dallas, TX 75251

rfaulkner@faulkneradrlaw.com		(972) 427-1500
Party name: Sue Wilson, Media Action Center
Harold Feld
    Counsel of Record		Public Knowledge
1818 N St., NW
Suite 410
Washington, DC 20036

hfeld@publicknowledge.org		202-559-1044
Party name: Public Knowledge
Brianne Jenna Gorod
    Counsel of Record		Constitutional Accountability Center
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 501
Washington, DC 20036

brianne@theusconstitution.org		202 296 6889
Party name: Members of Congress
Tyler Green
    Counsel of Record		Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
`1600 Wilson Blvd
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209

tyler@consovoymccarthy.com		(703) 243-9423
Party name: Southeastern Legal Foundation
Ian Marc Herman
    Counsel of Record		Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP
150 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017

elie.herman@wilsonelser.com		2129155724
Party name: The American Statistical Association
Nandan Maheshchandra Joshi
    Counsel of Record		Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009

njoshi@citizen.org		(202) 588-1000
Party name: Public Citizen
David Edward Mills
    Counsel of Record		Suite 500
1255 23rd Street
Washington, DC 20037

dmills@cooley.com		2028427800
Party name: Gray Television, Inc.
Michael David Pepson
    Counsel of Record		Americans for Prosperity Foundation
1310 N. Courthouse Rd., Ste. 700
Arlington, VA 22201

mpepson@afphq.org		5713294529
Party name: Americans for Prosperity Foundation
Mark J. Prak
    Counsel of Record		Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey and Leonard LLP
1600 Wells Fargo Capitol Center
150 Fayetteville Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

mprak@brookspierce.com		(919) 839-0300
Party name: The ABC Television Affiliates Association, The CBS Television Network Affiliates Association, The FBC Television Affiliates Association, and The NBC Television Affiliates
Catherine J.K. Sandoval
    Counsel of Record		Santa Clara University School of Law
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95058

Csandoval@scu.edu		4085511902
Party name: Professors of Communications Law, Policy, and Administrative Law, and Doctors of Economics and Social Science
Andrew Jay Schwartzman
    Counsel of Record		Andrew Jay Schwartzman
1341 G Steet NW
Fifth Floor
Washington, DC 20005

andyschwartzman@gmail.com		2022412408
Party name: Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, National Hispanic Media Coalition, National Organization for Women Foundation, Media Alliance and Media Counsel Hawai’i.
Lawrence Jay Spiwak
    Counsel of Record		Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Suite 440
Washington, DC 20015

lspiwak@phoenix-center.org		(202) 274-0235
Party name: Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Publc Policy Studies
Christopher J. Wright
    Counsel of Record		Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
1919 M Street NW, Fl. 8
Washington, DC 20036

cwright@hwglaw.com		202-730-1300
Party name: Former FCC Commissioners

 

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