The U.S. told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Aug. 11 that stripping the president of his authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act would lead to "ruinous" economic consequences in light of the trade deals reached with the EU, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan and the U.K. (V.O.S. Selections v. Donald J. Trump, Fed. Cir. # 25-1813).
Items on emergency alerting, business data services (BDS) and satellite licensing saw some changes of note before they were approved by FCC commissioners last week. The items were posted in Monday’s Daily Digest. The next FCC meeting won't be until Sept. 30.
The FCC added numerous questions to its draft notice of inquiry on how the agency examines competition in its Telecom Act Section 706 reports to Congress. The NOI was approved 3-0 ahead of Thursday’s FCC meeting. Democratic Commissioner Anna Gomez said in a statement Wednesday that questions were added on broadband affordability at her urging, and she was, as a result, able to vote in favor of it (see 2508060061). The FCC posted the final version Friday.
The president's trade team has been suggesting that its definition of transshipment is different than what the word has traditionally meant -- that they will assign country of origin based on how much of the finished good was made from local inputs.
California’s Judicial Council adopted a rule July 18 requiring court staff who use generative AI in their work to do so within the parameters of a use policy. A task force that developed the rule understood "the rapid evolution" of generative AI and, instead of "prescribing whether and how" courts can deploy the technology, attempted "to situate" its use "into a framework reflecting and applying broad legal, ethical, and professional principles," Morgan Lewis lawyer Jeffrey Niemczura said in a Thursday blog post.
The FCC hacked away at licensing requirements for satellite and earth stations and slashed an array of broadcast rules in its August meeting Thursday. Four of the five items -- orders on submarine cable licensing and satellite and earth station licensing and NPRMs on improving emergency alerts and reviewing the commission's National Environmental Protection Act rules (see 2508070052) -- were approved unanimously. Democratic Commissioner Anna Gomez partially dissented on an order repealing 98 broadcast rules and requirements.
Communications Daily is tracking the lawsuits below involving appeals of FCC actions.
Public Knowledge urged the FCC to safeguard consumers' privacy as it considers rules for next-generation 911, the group said this week in comments on a Further NPRM that commissioners approved in March. Most comments called for the FCC to move with caution as it considers updated rules (see 2508050042).
The White House this week extended a national emergency that authorizes certain export control regulations. It was renewed for one year beyond the original Aug. 17 expiration.
Most commenters emphasized the importance of flexibility and developing rules that will accommodate change in comments on a next-generation 911 Further NPRM that commissioners approved 4-0 in March (see 2503270042). Initial comments were due Monday in docket 21-479. The FNPRM proposes updates to the agency’s 911 reliability rules, extending those that cover legacy 911 networks to service providers that control or operate critical pathways and components in NG911 networks.