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Supreme Court pauses order forcing FCC to rule fast on discounted political ad rates for parties
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted the Federal Communications Commission's application in FCC v. Brown (No. 26A476), staying an Oct. 7 Fourth Circuit order pending a timely petition for certiorari, with Justices Sotomayor and Jackson saying they would deny it, according to the Court's docket. SCOTUSblog's Amy Howe reported that the five-page unsigned opinion means the FCC no longer has to rule before the November election on a challenge by four Democratic candidates, including former Sen. Sherrod Brown and Sen. Jon Ossoff, to a Media Bureau notice letting political parties and joint fundraising committees get the favorable ad rates. Those rates remain in place, and this is an interim order while the case continues.
- Supreme Court of the United StatesDocket for 26A476, Federal Communications Commission v. Brown
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