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        No. 26A476 · October Term 2026

        FCC v. Brown

        Decided October 14, 2026, 7–2 · From the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

        Holding

        The Fourth Circuit’s mandamus order requiring the Federal Communications Commission to resolve an application for review within 48 hours of its entry is stayed because the order improperly interferes with the Commission’s discretion to determine the timing and procedures of its deliberative process.

        The Court's vote 7–2

        Majority: John G. Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito, Elena Kagan, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett

        Dissent: Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson