Childrens Health Defense, et al v. FCC, et al
Case Number:
21-1075
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Nature of Suit:
Government Agencies
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February 11, 2022
DC Circ. Affirms FCC's Expanded Wireless Antenna Rules
The D.C. Circuit upheld a Federal Communications Commission policy that allows commercial wireless internet antennas in residential areas, ruling Friday that the agency appropriately relied on its own prior findings that refuted health concerns about the proliferation of antennas.
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December 07, 2021
DC Circ. Appears Skeptical Of FCC Wireless Antenna Rules
A D.C. Circuit panel on Tuesday questioned whether the Federal Communications Commission made too drastic a policy change when it allowed commercial wireless internet antennas in residential areas, with Judge Patricia Millett questioning how the agency will track any health effects caused by ever-expanding exposure to wireless transmissions.
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September 16, 2021
DC Circ. Is Told FCC's Antenna Expansion Will Sicken People
The Children's Health Defense told the D.C. Circuit it shouldn't let the Federal Communications Commission's expansion of wireless antenna rules stand because it diminishes the rights of people who experience so-called radiation sickness.
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August 24, 2021
FCC Urges DC Circ. To Back New Antenna Rules
The Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice told the D.C. Circuit on Monday to toss a challenge to an FCC rule meant to facilitate the installation of wireless internet equipment in residential areas.
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July 06, 2021
DC Circ. Urged To Overturn FCC's Expanded Antenna Rules
A coalition of 68 wellness organizations is lending support to a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit challenging a Federal Communications Commission rule meant to facilitate the installation of wireless internet equipment in residential areas.
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June 29, 2021
Group Rips Rule Allowing Base Station Antennas On Homes
The Children's Health Defense activist group is gunning to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's updated rule allowing fixed wireless companies to bypass certain regulations in order to provide faster internet to homes, telling the D.C. Circuit the FCC has failed to significantly justify its sweeping preemptions of local, state and federal laws.