Synopsis: SCOTUS Decision in FCC v. Consumers’ Research

Synopsis: SCOTUS Decision in FCC v. Consumers’ Research        On June 27, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research, Nos. 24-354 and 24-422, a case with significant implications for administrative law and the Universal Service Fund (USF). At issue was whether Congress had unconstitutionally […]

Is Montana’s Broadband Future at Risk?

The Fifth Circuit’s July 2024 decision in Consumers’ Research v. FCC,[1] which found the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) unconstitutional, could seriously undermine rural broadband across the country—with outsized impact in Montana. The USF is an a $8 billion digital equity programs fund that seeks to support the expansion of access to affordable high-speed Internet […]