National Relig Broadcasters v. FCC

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Case overview

Case Number:

24-60219

Court:

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

Companies

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  1. February 14, 2025

    New Administration Begins Litigation About-Faces

    The Trump administration's high court reversal on transgender healthcare may be just the first such U-turn, as it telegraphs potential changes in the government's position in cases over student loan forgiveness, environmental regulations, the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and more.

  2. February 04, 2025

    FCC Drops 5th Circ. Defense Of Nonbinary Gender Category

    The Federal Communications Commission will no longer defend a nonbinary gender category on its employment diversity forms amid challenges brought by religious broadcasters in the Fifth Circuit, where judges grilled the FCC on Tuesday about its authority to collect and publish industry data on employee diversity.

  3. November 04, 2024

    Religious Groups Want 5th Circ. To Toss FCC Diversity Form

    Religious broadcasters are asking the Fifth Circuit to step in and stop the Federal Communications Commission from making them turn in diversity data, a recently reinstated policy that they say tramples on their First Amendment rights and pressures them to "engage in race- and sex-conscious employment decisions."

  4. July 01, 2024

    FCC Urged To Delay Broadcast Reporting Rule During Lawsuit

    Religious broadcasters and advocacy groups are urging the Federal Communications Commission to halt collection of workforce race and gender demographics at television and radio broadcasters while a challenge to a reinstated rule proceeds in the Fifth Circuit.