February 20, 2018
The D.C. Circuit has shot down a request to review an October panel decision to uphold the Federal Communications Commission's refusal to require the transmission of emergency alerts in languages other than English.
October 17, 2017
A split D.C. Circuit panel has struck down a petition challenging the Federal Communications Commission's refusal to require the transmission of emergency alerts in languages beyond English, finding on Tuesday that the agency's decision to gather more information first was not unreasonable.
January 13, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission urged the D.C. Circuit Thursday to reject a challenge brought by Latin American and media policy advocacy groups over the agency's refusal to require transmission of emergency alerts in languages beyond English, arguing doing so would be logistically impractical, "technically unfeasible" and beyond its authority.
December 09, 2016
The National Association of Broadcasters backed the Federal Communications Commission in a D.C. Circuit challenge brought by Latin American and media policy advocacy groups over the agency's refusal to require transmission of emergency alerts in languages other than English, arguing Thursday that the challengers misunderstand the alert system.
December 05, 2016
The Federal Communications Commission asked the D.C. Circuit to toss a challenge brought by Latin American and media policy advocacy groups over its refusal to require transmission of emergency alerts in languages other than English, arguing that it does not have authority over the U.S. president's alerts.
October 19, 2016
Latin American and media policy advocacy groups on Tuesday called the Federal Communications Commission's refusal to require transmission of emergency alerts in languages other than English discriminatory and illegal, asking the D.C. Circuit to overturn the decision.