SCOTUS Prometheus IV Oral Argument is Jan. 19
FCC and NAB appeals of the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Prometheus IV case will be argued before the Supreme Court on Jan. 19, SCOTUS said Wednesday (see 2011230064). “Mark your calendars: Prometheus v. @FCC will be the first…
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case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on January 19!” tweeted FCC General Counsel Tom Johnson. Oral argument will last an hour, the calendar said. In a news release Wednesday, SCOTUS said all January oral arguments will be done via phone due to COVID-19. Some attorneys speculated earlier this year that an FCC under the Biden administration could seek to withdraw the appeal, but Prometheus IV is scheduled for the day before inauguration. A ruling is expected before summer, attorneys said. The nature of that decision is expected to dictate how the FCC 2018 quadrennial review proceeds (see 2011130049).