Supreme Court Hears Argument Over Media Ownership Rules
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The high court, now dominated by conservative justices, could clear the way for deregulation over concerns about the impact on minority and female ownership.
On the final full day of the presidency of Donald J. Trump, his administration urged the Supreme Court to allow media ownership rules to change despite some who believe the move would hurt female and minority ownership of broadcast outlets. A high court with three Trump appointees could grant such wish, although the forthcoming decision figures to be prelude to more battles ahead.
Under a 1996 change in telecommunications law, the Federal Communications Commission reviews old ownership rules every four years and must repeal or modify anything that is no longer “necessary in the public interest as the result of competition.”
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