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· 5/30/1997

Comsat Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America

Citations

  • 114 F.3d 223
  • 324 U.S. App. D.C. 369
  • 8 Communications Reg. (P&F) 237
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 12417

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  • determining whether jurisdiction could be exercised by analyzing whether the challenged fee change was properly imposed pursuant to the paragraph for which such fee changes were precluded from review
  • “[T]here is no preclusion of judicial review where, as here, the Commission has acted outside the scope of its authority under [section] 159(b)(3).”
  • “The no-review provision . . . merges consideration of the legality of the [agency’s] action with consideration of this court’s jurisdiction in cases in which the challenge to the [agency’s] action raises the question of the [agency’s] authority to enact a particular amendment.”
  • statutory bar \merges consideration\ of jurisdiction and merits

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Judges: Edwards, Silberman, Williams

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