US EditionSupreme Court hears FCC case that could weaken power of federal agencies
- The Supreme Court is reviewing a case that could eliminate the Universal Service Fund, a fee added to monthly phone, internet, and cable bills.
- Challengers argue that the fee structure for the Universal Service Fund is illegal.
- Several experts noted that the conservative-controlled Supreme Court aims to impose new limits on the nondelegation doctrine.
- New restrictions could undermine Congress' ability to delegate authority, which may impact effective legislation.
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Commentary: Supreme Court Reconsiders Constitutionality of Agency Policymaking - The Michigan Star
by Jack Fitzhenry The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case testing the limits of the nondelegation doctrine, an issue that may sound lawyerly, but which is of the utmost importance in ensuring separation among the federal branches and accountability for the important decisions that affect us all. Nondelegation is the principle that one branch of government may not give away its power to another. Thus, Congress, vested by the…
Supreme Court Reconsiders Constitutionality of Agency Policymaking
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case testing the limits of the nondelegation doctrine, an issue that may sound lawyerly, but which is of the utmost importance in ensuring separation among the federal branches and accountability for the important decisions that affect us all. Nondelegation is the principle that one branch of government may not give away its power to another. Thus, Congress, vested by the Constitution with t…
LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case that could weaken Congress delegating action to agencies
The justices on Wednesday are reviewing an appellate ruling that struck down as unconstitutional the Universal Service Fund, the tax that has been added to phone bills for nearly 30 years.
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