Court Grants Government More Time to Intervene in CTIA, Ky. 911 Fight
The U.S. might intervene in CTIA’s legal fight with the Kentucky 911 Service Board at the U.S. District Court for Eastern Kentucky. The court granted the federal government’s Tuesday request for an extension to Oct. 16 from Sept. 25 to…
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respond to Kentucky defendants’ constitutional question, said a text entry Wednesday in case 3:20-cv-00043. Kentucky argued Section 1510(c)(1) of the 2018 Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act and Sections 254(f) and 254(i) of the 1934 Communications Act of 1934 violate the 10th amendment. The U.S. said it hasn't decided whether to intervene and still needs approval from the solicitor general, which could take several weeks. "If the United States intervenes, it will file its memorandum in defense of the constitutionality of” the two laws “that same day." CTIA and the Kentucky board opposed each others’ summary judgment motions earlier this month (see 2309050068).