Fourth Circuit Sets Sept. 15 Deadline in FCC Political Ad-Rate Fight
The Fourth Circuit accelerated a mandamus case over discounted political broadcast rates, but its Sept. 9 order did not decide the dispute.
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Fourth Circuit blocks FCC expansion of discounted political ad rates
A divided appeals court set aside FCC guidance that would have extended discounted broadcast rates to some party and joint-fundraising committees.
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4th Circuit remands prison Ramadan diet case in Roberts v. Engelke
The Fourth Circuit ruled the district court used the wrong qualified-immunity standard for a Ramadan/kosher-diet Free Exercise claim, and sent it back.