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Supreme Court leaves the FCC staring at its own process in a fresh elections-law fight

The Court issued a new per curiam ruling in an FCC dispute that turns on statutory timing and whether the agency can be forced to move faster before judicial review can proceed. It is a very on-brand Washington mess: a technical procedural fight that now has real election-year consequences and a clear loser in an agency that would rather not have its homework graded in public.

Why it matters: FCC process blowup

First recorded Oct 15, 2026·Meaningfully updated 2 days ago

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Supreme Court leaves the FCC staring at its own process in a fresh elections-law fight

The Court issued a new per curiam ruling in an FCC dispute that turns on statutory timing and whether the agency can be forced to move faster before judicial review can proceed. It is a very on-brand Washington mess: a technical procedural fight that now has real election-year consequences and a clear loser in an agency that would rather not have its homework graded in public.

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