FCC v. PROMETHEUS RADIO PROJECT

Nos. 19-1231 and 19-1241.

141 S.Ct. 1150 (2021)

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, et al., Petitioners v. PROMETHEUS RADIO PROJECT, et al.; National Association of Broadcasters, et al., Petitioners v. Prometheus Radio Project, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 1, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcolm L. Stewart , Deputy Solicitor General, for the petitioners in No. 19-1231.

Helgi C. Walker , Washington, DC, for the petitioners in No. 19-1241.

Ruthanne M. Deutsch , Washington, DC, for the respondents.

Jeffrey B. Wall , Acting Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Makan Delrahim , Assistant Attorney General, Malcolm L. Stewart , Deputy Solicitor General, Michael F. Murray , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Austin L. Raynor , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Thomas M. Johnson, Jr. , General Counsel, Ashley S. Boizelle , Deputy General Counsel, Jacob M. Lewis , Associate General Counsel, James M. Carr , William Scher , Attorneys, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, for the petitioners.

Eve Klindera Reed , Jeremy J. Broggi , Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC, Counsel for Petitioner Nexstar Inc. f/k/a Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

Helgi C. Walker , Counsel of Record, Jacob T. Spencer , Max E. Schulman , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, Counsel for Petitioner National Association of Broadcasters.

Kenneth E. Satten , Craig E. Gilmore , Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, Washington, DC, Counsel for Petitioners Bonneville International and The Scranton Times L.P.

David D. Oxenford , Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, Washington, DC, Counsel for Petitioner Connoisseur Media LLC.

Kevin F. King , Andrew Soukup , Rafael Reyneri , Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC, Counsel for Petitioners Fox Corporation and News Media Alliance.

Sally A. Buckman , Paul A. Cicelski , Lerman Senter PLLC, Washington, DC, Counsel for Petitioner News Corporation.

Miles S. Mason , Jeetander T. Dulani , Jessica T. Nyman , Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw , Pittman LLP, Washington, DC, Counsel for Petitioner Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.

Cheryl A. Leanza , Best Best & Krieger LLP, Ruthanne M. Deutsch , Counsel of Record, Hyland Hunt , Deutsch Hunt PLLC, Washington, DC, for Respondent Prometheus Radio Project, Movement Alliance Project (f/k/a Media Mobilizing Project), Common Cause, Nabet-Cwa, Free Press, and Office of Communication, Inc. of the United Church of Christ.

Andrew Jay Schwartzman , Washington, DC, for Respondent Benton Institute for Broadband & Society (f/k/a the Benton Foundation), National Hispanic Media Coalition, National Organization for Women Foundation, Media Alliance and Media Counsel Hawai'i.

Dennis Lane , Stinson LLP, for Respondent Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, Inc. and the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters.

Jessica J. Gonzalez , Matthew F. Wood , Carmen D. Scurato , Free Press , Yosef Getachew , Common Cause , Marcia S. Cohen , National Organization, for Respondent Women Foundation.


Under the Communications Act of 1934, the Federal Communications Commission possesses broad authority to regulate broadcast media in the public interest. Exercising that statutory authority, the FCC has long maintained strict ownership rules. The rules limit the number of radio stations, television...

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