Shifting Sands: SCOTUS Agrees to Revisit FCC Deference Under the Hobbs Act

In a significant development, the U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari to revisit whether federal district courts must defer to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) under the Administrative Orders Review Act, 28 U.S.C. §2342(1), commonly known as the Hobbs Act.