No review of “must-carry” rule

UPDATED  4;27 p.m. with new detail, new cases. The Supreme Court refused on Monday to reopen the issue of Congress’s power to order cable television systems to carry the programs of local broadcasters in their geographic areas.  Without comment, the Court declined to hear Cablevisions Systems Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission (09-901).  In essence, the … Continue reading No review of “must-carry” rule