The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear a case that could deliver another blow to federal agencies’ powers. The justices agreed to take up the government’s appeal of a decision invalidating the Universal Service Fund (USF), a federal subsidy aimed at providing affordable telecommunications services to rural and low-income consumers. It spends about $9 billion annually.





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Supreme Court takes up another federal agency power challenge

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The Supreme Court has stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power.

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Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC's $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone services

The Supreme Court has stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power

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The Supreme Court agreed Friday to wade into a fight over Congress’ ability to delegate power to federal agencies — opening the next chapter in a decadeslong effort by conservatives and business interests to reduce the power of the federal government.

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Supreme Court takes up major appeal testing power of federal agencies

The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power.

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The Supreme Court will hear another case about federal agency powers and the nondelegation doctrine, this time regarding a program giving telecommunications services to rural and low-income consumers.

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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a pair of consequential decisions that struck down the Federal Communication Commission‘s Universal Service Fund, a $8 billion annual program supporting phone and internet access in schools, libraries, and rural areas. A decision in the case, for which arguments are expected next year, could reshape the boundaries of federal regulatory authority and reignite debates over the nondelegation doctrine, wh…

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Supreme Court to consider another major test of federal regulatory power - Washington Examiner

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide the legality of a congressionally authorized fund operated by the Federal Communications Commission to expand access to telecommunications services in a challenge accusing Congress of unlawfully delegating its authority to an independent federal agency.
The justices took up an appeal by the FCC and a coalition of interest groups and telecommunications firms of a lower court's decisio…

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US top court to decide legality of Federal Communications Commission fund

The Supreme Court could further weaken the power of federal agencies by agreeing to hear a dispute over a Federal Communications Commission program that requires companies to subsidize telecommunications services in under-served areas.

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Supreme Court to hear a new challenge to the scope of federal agency power

The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power.The justices will review an appellate ruling that struck down as unconstitutional the Universal Service Fund. The Federal Communications Commission collects money from telecommunications providers, who then pa…

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