US Solicitor General and FCC Urge Supreme Court to Block 4th Circuit's Lowest Unit Charge Order

The U.S. Solicitor General and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have joined national Republican campaign committees in requesting the U.S. Supreme Court to block the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' order. The order stayed the Media Bureau's lowest unit charge (LUC) policy guidance, which impacts preferential broadcast rates for political advertisements. The request to SCOTUS seeks to stay the 4th Circuit order before Friday, when the LUC discount is set to take effect for the midterm elections.