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The agency claims this interpretation defines its legal authority. The city argues courts must review this question independently."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 7-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 7-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 21-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 21-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 39-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 59, lines 39-11"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on January 16, 2013."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court 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It determines how courts treat an agency's claim of legal authority. The outcome shapes the balance of power in administrative law."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 7-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 7-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 21-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 21-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 39-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 59, lines 39-11"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 7-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 7-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 7-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 7-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 15-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 15-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 49-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 49-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 21-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 21-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 5-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 5-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 60, lines 13-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 60, lines 13-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 61, lines 13-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 61, lines 13-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 61, lines 51-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 61, lines 51-5"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 31-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 31-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 9-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 9-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 21-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 21-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 31-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 31-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 43-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 43-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 51-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 51-7"}]}],"slug":"2012-11-1545-arlington-v-fcc","term":"2012","title":"Does the FCC have final say on its own jurisdictional limits?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 7-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 7-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 21-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 21-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 39-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1545.pdf","page_label":"file page 59, lines 39-11"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}