In court, FCC accused of running out clock on Nexstar-TEGNA challenge

In court, FCC accused of running out clock on Nexstar-TEGNA challenge

Nexstar CEO Perry Sook exits the U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk) A consortium of public interest groups challenging Nexstar Media Group’s acquisition of TEGNA are accusing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of delaying action on their appeal in a way that could frustrate judicial review of the transaction. In a reply brief filed Monday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a…

Nexstar Accused Of Having It Both Ways In Dueling Court Fights

Public interest groups pressing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to unwind the Nexstar-TEGNA merger are accusing the FCC of deliberately running out the clock on judicial review, and are asking the court to either force the full commission to act immediately or hold their case in suspension while a California district court’s preliminary injunction remains in effect. The reply brief, filed Monday by Democracy Forward Foundation on …