Consumers' Research v. Federal Communications Commission
| Consumers' Research v. Federal Communications Commission | |
|---|---|
| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Full case name | Consumers' Research: Cause Based Commerce, Inc.; Joseph Bayly; Jeremy Roth; Deanna Roth; Lynn Gibbs; Paul Gibbs: petitioners v. Federal Communications Commission, United States of America: respondents |
| Decided | May 4, 2023 |
| Citations | Consumers' Research v. Federal Communications Commission, 67 F.4th 773 (6th Cir. May 4, 2023) |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Karen Nelson Moore, Eric L. Clay, Jane Branstetter Stranch |
| Case opinions | |
| Affirmed 3-0 that the Federal Communications Commission's universal service funding program is constitutional. | |
Consumers' Research v. Federal Communications Commission, 67 F.4th 773 (2023), was a court ruling at the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, concerning a challenge by Consumers' Research against the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund program. The ruling was one of several at various American courts brought by the same litigants; the Sixth Circuit was the first to rule that the funding program does not violate the United States Constitution.