# United States Telecom Assoc. v. FCC [Order In Slip Opinion Format]

> Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · May 1, 2017 · 855 F.3d 381

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9874869

## Case

- **Full name:** UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION, Petitioner v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents. Independent Telephone & Telecommunications Alliance, Et Al., Intervenors
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
- **Decided:** May 1, 2017
- **Citations:** 855 F.3d 381; 66 Communications Reg. (P&F) 997; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 7663; 2017 WL 1541517
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Srinivasan, Brown, Kavanaugh, Garland, Rogers, Griffith, Millett, Pillard, Wilkins
- **Cited by:** 34 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9874869

## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- explaining that the fact that platforms “have not been aggressively ex- ercising their editorial discretion does not mean that they have no right to ex- ercise their editorial discretion”

## Opinion text

ORDER
PER CURIAM
The petitions for rehearing en banc, the responses thereto, and the brief of amici curiae were circulated to the full court, and a vote was requested. Thereafter, a majority of the judges eligible to vote did not vote in favor of the petitions. Upon consideration of the foregoing, it is
ORDERED that the petitions be denied.

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