Government Gets Until April 3 to Answer Consumers’ Research Cert Petition

The U.S. Supreme Court granted Monday’s unopposed motion by the U.S. solicitor general for a one-month extension to April 3 to respond to the Consumers’ Research cert petition against the FCC (see 2402120035), said a text-only docket notice Tuesday (docket 23-743). This extension is necessary because the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has granted rehearing en banc in a parallel case, Consumers’ Research v. FCC (docket 22-60008), said the motion. The 5th Circuit’s decision could affect the resolution of the cert petition in this case, said the motion.