FCC Makes SCOTUS Deadline With Stay Support Reply

Supreme Court Delivers What Appears to be the Final Word on LUC for Political Parties and Joint Fundraising Committees Before the November Election – But Is a Constitutional Challenge to LUC the Next Battle?

The question of whether ads from political parties and joint fundraising committees, when authorized by federal candidates, receive Lowest Unit Charge (LUC) from broadcasters and local cable systems has been a contentious one since early in this election year.  We wrote about the FCC Media Bureau’s March Public Notice “reminding” broadcasters that these ads were...

FCC and Democratic Candidates Battle Over LUC at SCOTUS

The FCC and the group of Democratic political candidates challenging the Media Bureau's lowest unit charge (LUC) guidance battled in opposing filings at the U.S. Supreme Court over the weekend. Chief Justice John Roberts last week stayed a 4th U.S...

FCC Makes SCOTUS Deadline With Stay Support Reply

The FCC has abided by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' order to submit to the nation's highest court by Noon on Saturday a plan of action regarding a challenge to its "Lowest Unit Rate" Public Notice that effectively extends the political advertising advertising benefit to political action committees.