Oral Argument in Prometheus IV Is June 11
Oral argument is set for June 11 in what will be called Prometheus IV, said an order (in Pacer) Tuesday from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The challenge of the FCC 2014 broadcast ownership quadrennial review (see 1905030048)…
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takes place before the same three-judge panel as the previous Prometheus cases: Thomas Ambro, Julio Fuentes and Anthony Scirica. That panel has ruled against the FCC in each of the case’s three previous iterations. The agency gets 30 minutes to argue, said a letter (in Pacer) from the clerk of the court, while petitioners’ 30 minutes will have to be divided up by the three sets of challenging entities. They are anticonsolidation groups that include Prometheus Radio Project, a group of small and midmarket broadcasters that includes Quincy Media and Morgan Murphy Media, and a third set of the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council and National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters. Oral argument is in U.S. District Courthouse in Philadelphia.