Civil Law

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  September 29, 2025 to October 3, 2025

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.

  • The FCC released a Public Notice announcing that, effective 12:01 AM on October 1, the agency will “suspend most operations” in the event of a government shutdown, which has since occurred.  During the shutdown, many FCC databases, including those relevant to broadcasters (such as the
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Supreme Court

The morning read for Tuesday, October 24

The morning read for Tuesday, October 24

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

  • Abortions increased in the US overall in the year post-Dobbs, but there are stark inequalities state-to-state (Deidre McPhillips, CNN)
  • Georgia Supreme Court sends abortion law challenge back to lower court, leaving access unchanged (Sudhin Thanawala, The Associated Press)
  • I was innocent, but police seized my car and stalled for years. Their scheme has to
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