Legal Opinion
The City of Rome, New York v. Verizon Communications Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 25, 2004No. Docket 03-7195PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge SCHEINDLIN dissents in a separate opinion.
KATZMANN, Circuit Judge.
This case calls upon us to examine the interplay of local, state, and federal laws as they affect the authority of a city to negotiate franchise agreements with telecommunications companies. More specifically, we decide to what extent, if any, Section 253 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56, confers federal jurisdiction upon cases implicating it that are initially brought in state court. Plaintiff appeals from a decision and order of the United States District Court for the Northern…
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