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· 1/8/1999

BellSouth Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission

Citations

  • 162 F.3d 1215
  • 333 U.S. App. D.C. 308
  • 14 Communications Reg. (P&F) 1069
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 205

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that arbitrary decisionmaking occurs when an agency “failed to provide a reasoned explanation,” or when “the record belies the agency’s conclusion”
  • “Where the agency has failed to provide a reasoned explanation, or where the record belies the agency’s conclusion, [the court] must undo its action.”
  • “Rigid and consistent adherence to a policy will be upheld if it is valid.”

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Judges: Edwards, Rogers, Tatel

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