Ownership Challenges Sent to 3rd Circuit
Various court challenges of the FCC 2014 quadrennial review ownership rules were transferred, as expected (see 1611170055), to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, said an order (in Pacer) filed by the court clerk Wednesday. Though appeals of the…
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FCC rules had been filed both in the 3rd and D.C. circuits, the case was given to the D.C. Circuit in a lottery to determine venue. The Prometheus Radio Project filed an unopposed motion to move the case to the 3rd Circuit, since that court heard the previous iterations. Other petitioners challenging the rules are the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, News Media Alliance and National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters. NAB appealed the rules to the FCC, and several attorneys said they expect the court to allow the process at the agency -- which will shortly be controlled by Republicans seen as hostile to the ownership rules -- to play out first.