FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project

How courts have described this case

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

• “The APA’s arbitrary-and- capricious standard requires that agency action be reason- able and reasonably explained”
• “The APA’s arbitrary-and- capricious standard requires that agency action be reasonable and reasonably explained.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

91 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Department of Education v. California
  Supreme Court· 2025-04-04· cited 18×
• Robert Mestanek v. Ur Jaddou
  Fourth Circuit· 2024-02-13· cited 14×
• Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County
  Supreme Court· 2025-05-29· cited 12×
• League of California Cities v. FCC
  Ninth Circuit· 2024-09-13· cited 11×
• Maria Smith v. Merrick Garland
  Seventh Circuit· 2024-06-03· cited 10×
• Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc. v. Merrick B. Garland
  Eighth Circuit· 2024-08-09· cited 10×
• Alabama Municipal Distributors Group v. FERC
  D.C. Circuit· 2024-04-30· cited 8×
• Environmental Defense Fund v. EPA
  D.C. Circuit· 2024-12-20· cited 7×
• Lynwood Pickens v. Hamilton-Ryker IT Solutions
  Sixth Circuit· 2025-04-01· cited 7×
• Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  Fourth Circuit· 2024-04-10· cited 6×
• Chamber of Com. Of the United States v. SEC
  Sixth Circuit· 2024-09-10· cited 5×
• Hadwan v. US Dep't of State
  Second Circuit· 2025-06-03· cited 4×
• China Unicom (Americas) Opera v. FCC
  Ninth Circuit· 2024-12-24· cited 3×
• Waterkeeper Alliance v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
  Ninth Circuit· 2025-06-18· cited 3×
• M & T Farms v. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
  Ninth Circuit· 2024-06-04· cited 2×
• Strickland v. Wilkie
  Fifth Circuit· 2024-06-18· cited 2×
• Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency
  Supreme Court· 2024-06-27· cited 2×
• Airlines for Amer v. Dept of Trans
  Fifth Circuit· 2025-01-28· cited 2×
• Trenton Threatened Skies Inc v. FAA
  Third Circuit· 2024-01-04· cited 1×
• Huntsman Petrochemical LLC v. EPA
  D.C. Circuit· 2024-08-13· cited 1×

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.
  Supreme Court· 1983-06-24· cited 8,453×
• Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1978-04-03· cited 2,329×
• Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 2009-04-28· cited 1,340×
• Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena
  Supreme Court· 1995-06-12· cited 1,322×
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co.
  Supreme Court· 1906-02-19· cited 1,300×
• Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co.
  Supreme Court· 1940-01-29· cited 749×
• Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn.
  Supreme Court· 2015-03-09· cited 475×
• Federal Communications Commission v. National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting
  Supreme Court· 1978-06-12· cited 406×
• Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
  Supreme Court· 1990-06-27· cited 280×
• Federal Communications Commission v. WNCN Listeners Guild
  Supreme Court· 1981-03-24· cited 222×
• Prometheus Radio Project v. Federal Communications Commission
  Third Circuit· 2011-07-07· cited 34×
• Prometheus Radio Project v. Federal Communications Commission
  Third Circuit· 2016-05-25· cited 31×
• Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC
  Third Circuit· 2019-09-23· cited 6×