Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research
Docket No.
24-354
Granted:
November 22, 2024
Argued:
March 26, 2025
Materials
| Argued. For petitioners in 24-354: Sarah M. Harris, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For petitioners in 24-422: Paul D. Clement, Alexandria, Va. For respondents: R. Trent McCotter, Washington, D. C. VIDED. |
| Reply of Federal Petitioners filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Reply of SHLB Coalition, et al. submitted. |
| Reply of Federal Communications Commission, et al. submitted. |
| Reply of petitioners SHLB Coalition, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Reply of Competitive Carriers Association; National Telecommunications Cooperative Association dba NTCA; USTelecom - The Broadband Association submitted. |
| Reply of petitioners Competitive Carriers Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Reply of petitioners Competitive Carriers Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Reply of Federal Petitioners filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Reply of petitioners SHLB Coalition, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Record received electronically from the Federal Communications Commission and available with the Clerk. |
| Motion for divided argument filed by the Acting Solicitor General GRANTED. VIDED. |
| Amicus brief of Pacific Legal Foundation submitted. |
| CIRCULATED |
| Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER. |
| Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amici curiae of Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Competitive Enterprise Institute filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of National Taxpayers Union Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. (Distributed) (as to 24-354) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Amicus brief of Pacific Legal Foundation not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - February 21, 2025) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) (as to 24-354) (Corrected) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Reason Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Professor Chad Squitieri filed. (Distributed) (as to 24-354) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of TechFreedom filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Amicus brief of Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. and FPC Action Foundation submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Americans for Prosperity Foundation submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Cato Institute and Manhattan Institute submitted. |
| Amicus brief of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc., and Technology Channel Sales Professionals submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Professor Chad Squitieri submitted. |
| Amicus brief of New Civil Liberties Alliance submitted. |
| Amicus brief of TechFreedom submitted. |
| Amicus brief of America First Legal Foundation submitted. |
| Amicus brief of The Buckeye Institute submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Alliance Defending Freedom submitted. |
| Amicus brief of The Foundation for Government Accountability submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Competitive Enterprise Institute submitted. |
| Brief amici curiae of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Government Accountability filed. (Distributed) (as to 24-354) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Amicus brief of Pacific Legal Foundation submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Immigration Reform Law Institute submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Southeastern Legal Foundation submitted. |
| Amicus brief of State of West Virginia, 14 Other States, and the Arizona Legislature submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Reason Foundation submitted. |
| Amicus brief of America's Future, DownsizeDC.org, Downsize DC Foundation, Citizens United, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Free Speech Coalition, Free Speech Defense and Education Fund, U.S. Constitutional Rights Legal Defense Fund, and Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund submitted. |
| Amicus brief of National Taxpayers Union Foundation submitted. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of TechFreedom filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Reason Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amici curiae of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Government Accountability filed. (Distributed) (as to 24-354) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Alliance Defending Freedom filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of National Taxpayers Union Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Immigration Reform Law Institute filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Competitive Enterprise Institute filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. (Distributed) (as to 24-354) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed) (as to 24-354) (Corrected) |
| Brief amicus curiae of America First Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Professor Chad Squitieri filed. (Distributed) (as to 24-354) |
| Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amici curiae of Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Amicus brief of Advancing American Freedom submitted. |
| Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Professor Ilan Wurman filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Professor Ilan Wurman filed. VIDED. |
| Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. |
| Brief of Consumers' Research, et al. submitted. |
| Brief of respondents Consumers' Research, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Mackinac Center For Public Policy, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Amicus brief of Mackinac Center For Public Policy, Institute For The American Worker And Pelican Institute For Public Policy submitted. |
| Brief amici curiae of Mackinac Center For Public Policy, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief of respondents Consumers' Research, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Motion for divided argument filed by the Acting Solicitor General. VIDED. |
| Motion for divided argument filed by the Acting Solicitor General. VIDED. |
| Motion of Federal Communications Commission, et al. for divided argument submitted. |
| SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. VIDED. |
| Application (24A754) granted by Justice Alito. The application to file a consolidated response brief on the merits in excess of the word limit is granted provided that the brief does not exceed 23,000 words. VIDED. |
| Application (24A754) for leave to file a consolidated response brief on the merits in excess of the word limit, submitted to Justice Alito. VIDED. |
| Application (24A754) for leave to file a consolidated response brief on the merits in excess of the word limit, submitted to Justice Alito. VIDED. |
| Application (24A754) for leave to file a consolidated response brief on the merits in excess of the word limit, submitted to Justice Alito. |
| Amicus brief of Members of Congress submitted. |
| Amicus brief of The Software & Information Industry Association submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America submitted. |
| Amicus brief of National Lifeline Association, AARP, and AARP Foundation submitted. |
| Amicus brief of The Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law and Eleven Organizations submitted. |
| Amicus brief of CoBank, ACB, National Cooperative Services Corporation; Center for Rural Affairs; Communities Unlimited; Farm Credit Council; Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America; Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund; National Association of Rural Health Clinics; National Cooperative Business Association, CLUSA International; National Council of Farmer Cooperatives; National Rural Economic Developers Association; National Rural Electric Cooperative Association; National Rural Education Association; National Rural Health Association; National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative; Partners for Rural Transformation; Rural Community Assistance Corporation; Rural Community Assistance Partnership submitted. |
| Amicus brief of American Library Association submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Colorado submitted. |
| Brief amici curiae of National Lifeline Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Reed Smith LLP in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Oglala Sioux Tribe filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of NCTA – The Internet & Television Association and National Federation of the Blind (as to 24-354) filed. |
| Brief amici curiae of Colorado, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed. VIDED. |
| Amicus brief of Julian Davis Mortenson and Nicholas Bagley submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Oglala Sioux Tribe submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Alaska Telecom Association, California Communications Association, Colorado Telecommunications Association, Georgia Rural Telephone and Broadband Association, Idaho Telecom Alliance, Illinois Rural Broadband Association, Illinois Broadband and Telecommunications Association, Indiana Broadband and Technology Association, Indiana Rural Broadband Association, Iowa Communications Alliance, Communications Coalition of Kansas, Kentucky Rural Broadband Association, Telecommunications Association of Maine, Broadband Association of Michigan, Minnesota Telecom Alliance, Broadband MT, Nebraska Telecommunications Association, New York Telecommunications Association, Broadband Association of North Dakota, Ohio Telecom Association, Oklahoma Rural Broadba submitted. |
| Amicus brief of NCTA – The Internet & Television Association and National Federation of the Blind submitted. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Reed Smith LLP in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc., and Other Tribes and Tribal Organizations filed. VIDED. |
| Amicus brief of Public Knowledge, Affordable Broadband Campaign, Chamber of Progress, Common Sense Media, and Communications Workers of America submitted. |
| Brief amici curiae of Associations, filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of National Lifeline Association, AARP, and AARP Foundation filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of CoBank, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of AASA—The School Superintendents Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Julian Davis Mortenson, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Former Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of American Library Association filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Former Leadership of the Universal Service Administrative Company filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of The Software & Information Industry Association filed. VIDED. |
| Amicus brief of Bipartisan Former Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Members of Congress submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Public Knowledge, Affordable Broadband Campaign, Chamber of Progress, Common Sense Media, and Communications Workers of America submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc., and Other Tribes and Tribal Organizations submitted. |
| Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners filed. VIDED. |
| Amicus brief of Former Leadership of the Universal Service Administrative Company submitted. |
| Amicus brief of AASA—THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION, et al. submitted. |
| Brief amici curiae of Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of The Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law and Eleven Organizations filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of NCTA – The Internet & Television Association and National Federation of the Blind filed. (as to 24-354) |
| Amicus brief of National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Reed Smith LLP submitted. |
| Brief amici curiae of Associations filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Associations filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Bipartisan Former Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of CoBank, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Reed Smith LLP in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of American Library Association filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Julian Davis Mortenson, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of NCTA – The Internet & Television Association and National Federation of the Blind (as to 24-354) filed. |
| Brief amici curiae of The Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law and Eleven Organizations filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of AASA—The School Superintendents Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of National Lifeline Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed (January 23, 2025--corrected brief). VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Public Knowledge, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Former Leadership of the Universal Service Administrative Company filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed (January 23, 2025--corrected brief). VIDED. |
| Amicus brief of Members of Congress not accepted for filing. (Cover to be corrected and brief resubmitted and printed.) |
| Brief amici curiae of Public Knowledge, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Oglala Sioux Tribe filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of The Software & Information Industry Association filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Colorado, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of National Foreign Trade Council filed. (as to 24-354) |
| Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of National Foreign Trade Council filed. (as to 24-354) |
| Amicus brief of WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Local Government Legal Center, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, and the International Municipal Lawyers Association submitted. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed. VIDED. |
| Amicus brief of State of Alaska submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Public Citizen submitted. |
| Amicus brief of National Foreign Trade Council submitted. |
| Amicus brief of New England Telehealth Consortium, ADS Advanced Data Services, Inc., Community Hospital Corporation, HealthConnect Networks, the North Carolina Telehealth Network Association, the Colorado Hospital Association, and the Southern Ohio Healthcare Network (collectively, the “Ad Hoc Healthcare Group”) submitted. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Alaska filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Alaska filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Ad Hoc Healthcare Group filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center,et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of State of Alaska filed. VIDED. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Ad Hoc Healthcare Group filed. VIDED. |
| Brief of petitioners Competitive Carriers Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief of respondents Competitive Carriers Association; National Telecommunications Cooperative Association dba NTCA; USTelecom - The Broadband Association filed. VIDED. |
| Brief of petitioners SHLB Coalition, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief of Competitive Carriers Association; National Telecommunications Cooperative Association dba NTCA; USTelecom - The Broadband Association submitted. |
| Brief of respondents Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition filed. VIDED. |
| Brief of petitioners SHLB Coalition, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief of petitioners Competitive Carriers Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Brief of Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition submitted. |
| Brief of petitioners Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Joint appendix filed. VIDED. |
| Brief of Federal Communications Commission, et al. submitted. |
| Joint Appendix submitted. |
| Joint appendix filed. VIDED. |
| Brief of petitioners Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Amicus brief of Gerard N. Magliocca, et al. submitted. |
| Amicus brief of Gerard N. Magliocca, et al. submitted. |
| Brief amici curiae of Gerard N. Magliocca, et al. filed (as to 24-354). |
| Brief amici curiae of Gerard N. Magliocca, et al. filed (as to 24-354). |
| Brief amici curiae of Gerard N. Magliocca, et al. filed. |
| Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' briefs on the merits is extended to and including January 9, 2025. The time to file respondents' briefs on the merits is extended to and including February 11, 2025. VIDED. |
| Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. VIDED. |
| Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed. VIDED. |
| Motion of Federal Communications Commission, et al. for an extension of time submitted. |
| Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 24-422 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. In addition to the questions presented by the petitions, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: Whether this case is moot in light of the challengers' failure to seek preliminary relief before the Fifth Circuit. VIDED. |
| Because 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. 24-354. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 24-354. 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.” |
| DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2024. |
| Brief amicus curiae of Software & Information Industry Association filed. (Distributed) |
| Brief amicus curiae of Software & Information Industry Association filed. (Distributed) |
| DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2024. |
| Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed. |
| Letter from counsel for respondents Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition, et al. submitted pursuant to Rule 12.6 filed. |
| Letter from counsel for respondents Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition, et al. submitted pursuant to Rule 12.6 filed. |
| Brief amici curiae of West Virginia, et al. filed. |
| Reply of petitioners Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed. |
| Reply of petitioners Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed. |
| Brief of respondents Consumers' Research, et al. filed. |
| Brief of respondents Consumers' Research, et al. filed. |
| Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 30, 2024) |
| Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 30, 2024) |
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