A progressive daily ledger of Trump-world self-owns, legal pain, policy blowback, and bad-faith chaos.
The Supreme Court on Oct. 14 stayed a Fourth Circuit order that had given the FCC 48 hours to act on a pending review application over lowest-unit-charge guidance. The per curiam opinion said mandamus is an extraordinary remedy and that the communications law lets the commission set its own procedures and schedule.
Why it matters: Agency restraint
Returning reader
No later development has been recorded. This evolving page currently contains the original verified report.
Complete record
Newest first
The Supreme Court on Oct. 14 stayed a Fourth Circuit order that had given the FCC 48 hours to act on a pending review application over lowest-unit-charge guidance. The per curiam opinion said mandamus is an extraordinary remedy and that the communications law lets the commission set its own procedures and schedule.
Truth standard
The linked reports preserve their sources, audit notes, confidence rating, corrections, and comments. The page Q&A is restricted to those connected materials and will say when the evidence does not establish an answer.