The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed poised to uphold the federal program that provides schools, libraries, and underserved areas with access to affordable telephone and high-speed internet services.

The challenge by conservatives to the program raised questions about how much Congress can delegate its legislative authority to a federal agency.

In a 3 hour long session, the Justices grilled a conservative group's lawyer about the consequences of declaring the practice ...

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a major challenge to the federal “E-rate program,” which subsidizes telephone and high-speed internet services in schools, libraries, rural ...

The Universal Service Fund spent $8.4 billion in 2024 on phone and broadband subsidies for rural and low-income households.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme ... right case for the court to revamp the nondelegation doctrine,” lawyer Paul Clement told the justices on behalf associations of telecommunications companies.