The Fifth Circuit has issued an en banc ruling holding that the FCC's "Universal Service Fee" is a tax and therefore unconstitutional.
reason.com/volokh/2024/07/24/en-banc-fifth-circuit-concludes-fccs-universal-service-fee-unconstitutional/
They actually used the term misbegotten so you know they're serious.
This one will be going to the Supreme Court for sure.
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