Legal Opinion
Prometheus Radio Project v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 25, 2016No. Nos. 15-3863, 15-3864, 15-3865 & 15-3866PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Background... 37
II. Jurisdiction and Standard of Review. . .39
A. Delayed agency action... 39
B. Final agency action... 40
III. The Eligible Entity Definition... 40
A. The FCC’s objectives.. .40
B. Prometheus I and its aftermath. . .42
C. Prometheus II.. .43
D. Aftermath of Prometheus II.. .45
E. Discussion.. .48
*37IV. Failure to Complete Quadrennial Review. . .50
A. The costs of delay.. .51
B. Vacatur is not appropriate... 52
C. Deregulatory Petitioners have waived other forms of relief.. .53
V. The Joint Sales Agreement Rule.. .54
A. Background..…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. PenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by29 opinions
- FCC v. Prometheus Radio ProjectSupreme Court of the United States · 2021
- Khadidja Issa v. Lancaster School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2017
- Sam Hargrove v. Sleepys LLCCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2020
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. President United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
- City of Phila. v. SessionsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2018
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