The Information Technology Industry Council, like CTA, questions whether President Donald Trump's "action" proposing a third tranche of 25 percent Section 301 tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports "is legal" under the 1974 Trade Act, emailed spokesman Jose Castaneda Monday. ITI has made no “final decision” whether to pursue “litigation” against the administration to block the tariffs from taking effect, he said.
Local government and public, educational and government (PEG) access programming interests plan to push back on proposed rules changes governing local franchise authorities that are teed up in the Further NPRM on FCC members' Sept. 26 agenda (see 1809050056). Local government authority is seen under attack in a variety of proceedings.
Determining the right balance between national security and privacy rights will remain “an enormous issue” that the Supreme Court and lower courts will need to continue to grapple with over the next 10-20 years, high court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said during the Senate Judiciary Committee's Thursday confirmation hearing. Kavanaugh continued to discuss Chevron deference by courts to agency expertise and said he would maintain an open mind on calls to open the Supreme Court to live media coverage. Kavanaugh faced questions Wednesday on Chevron and his dissent in the D.C. Circuit's 2017 en banc affirmation of 2015 net neutrality rules in USTelecom v. FCC (see 1705010038 and 1809050061).
USTelecom's bid for incumbent telco wholesale relief faced further resistance from rivals and others in replies to the FCC due Wednesday, though more large ILECs filed support than initially (see 1808070024). New competitors, some state regulators and consumer advocates said the commission should dismiss or deny the petition. Now, they are joined by more than 8,000 individuals filing substantive opposition, according to Incompas. Our review of docket 18-141 appears to confirm that.
Determining the right balance between national security and privacy rights will remain “an enormous issue” that the Supreme Court and lower courts will need to continue to grapple with over the next 10-20 years, high court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said during the Senate Judiciary Committee's Thursday confirmation hearing. Kavanaugh continued to discuss Chevron deference by courts to agency expertise and said he would maintain an open mind on calls to open the Supreme Court to live media coverage. Kavanaugh faced questions Wednesday on Chevron and his dissent in the D.C. Circuit's 2017 en banc affirmation of 2015 net neutrality rules in USTelecom v. FCC (see 1705010038 and 1809050061).
The Consumer Technology Association is considering a lawsuit to challenge the proposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods from China under Section 301, the trade group said in a news release. “We are reviewing all options,” emailed spokeswoman Izzy Santa when asked if CTA will sue to block the levies. CTA's comments "detail how these tariffs may be vulnerable to a legal challenge because they are not based on the required legal finding of unfair business practices by China, and instead are retaliatory in nature and require a separate Section 301 investigation, which USTR did not conduct," it said. Gary Shapiro, CTA's CEO, said "we are skeptical the $200 billion tariffs will be upheld in court if challenged."
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh attempted to parse his views on deference by courts to agency expertise under the Chevron decision, saying he's not totally opposed to the precedent, during the Senate Judiciary Committee's Wednesday confirmation hearing session. Kavanaugh's views on Chevron as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit mean many in the communications sector believe he would raise the bar for FCC regulations (see 1807100020). Kavanaugh defended his dissent in the D.C. Circuit's 2017 en banc affirmation of 2015 net neutrality rules in USTelecom v. FCC, as expected (see 1705010038 and 1808310045). Questions continued into the evening.
Twitter is considering releasing historical data to increase transparency about account takedown and suspension decisions, CEO Jack Dorsey told the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday. Dorsey, at a hearing with Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, said the platform might expand its transparency report to include archived suspension data. Transparency is key to calming concerns, he said.
Twitter is considering releasing historical data to increase transparency about account takedown and suspension decisions, CEO Jack Dorsey told the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday. Dorsey, at a hearing with Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, said the platform might expand its transparency report to include archived suspension data. Transparency is key to calming concerns, he said.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh attempted to parse his views on deference by courts to agency expertise under the Chevron decision, saying he's not totally opposed to the precedent, during the Senate Judiciary Committee's Wednesday confirmation hearing session. Kavanaugh's views on Chevron as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit mean many in the communications sector believe he would raise the bar for FCC regulations (see 1807100020). Kavanaugh defended his dissent in the D.C. Circuit's 2017 en banc affirmation of 2015 net neutrality rules in USTelecom v. FCC, as expected (see 1705010038 and 1808310045). Questions continued into the evening.