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Fed. Election Comm'n v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Elections, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an action brought by a nonprofit corporation, Wisconsin Right to Life (WRTL), seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and alleging that the...

Gatton v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In actions challenging the early termination fee charged to cellular telephone service subscribers and challenging the practice of selling locked...

Harrisonville Telephone Co. v. Illinois Commerce Comm'n

Communications Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
In an action to determine what the Illinois General Assembly meant when it ordered the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to establish a "universal...

US v. Martignon

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Copyright, Entertainment Law, International Law
Dismissal of indictment charging violation of the distribution and reproduction provisions of the criminal anti-bootlegging statute is vacated where...

Sprint Telephony PCS, L.P. v. County of San Diego

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Communications Law, Government Law
In a suit brought by wireless service providers to prevent San Diego County from enforcing its Wireless Telecommunications Facilities zoning...

Alma Communications Co. v. Missouri Pub. Serv. Comm'n

Communications Law, Contracts
Calls from a land line to a cell phone placed and received within the same major trading area are local calls, subject to reciprocal compensation...

APCC Serv., Inc. v. Sprint Commc'ns Co.

Communications Law
On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, denial of motion to dismiss claims for compensation allegedly owed to payphone service provider and several...

Belton v. Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Evidence
Judgment for defendant-Comcast on plaintiffs-cable subscribers' causes of action for unfair competition, violation of the Unruh Act, and violation of...

Belton v. Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Evidence
Judgment for defendant-Comcast on plaintiffs-cable subscribers' causes of action for unfair competition, violation of the Unruh Act, and violation of...

Big Sky Excavating, Inc. v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Class Actions, Communications Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
In an class action challenging legislation that provided for the deregulation of telecommunication services as being unconstitutional special...