Supreme Court Delivers Win for Agency Power in Broadband Case

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in FCC v. Consumers Research that Congress validly delegated authority to the FCC to manage the Universal Service Fund, rejecting a nondelegation challenge. The ruling was written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett and preserved the FCC's ability to fund rural broadband and phone subsidies. The decision was notable because it came from the same conservative majority that has curtailed agency power in other contexts.