by UCC Media Justice | Oct 6, 2026 | Blog, Communications Justice for Incarcerated Persons, Featured, Open and Affordable Communications
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit just issued a ruling upholding most of the FCC’s 2024 phone justice decision, affirming that the decision — which the current FCC has since largely repealed — was fully in accordance with the law. The case challenging...
by UCC Media Justice | Sep 22, 2026 | Blog, Featured, Online Accountability, Open and Affordable Communications
This blog was originally published in the UCC News Digest and co-authored by UCC Media Justice Policy Advisor Cheryl Leanza and Rev. Tyler Yost, who serves in the UCC’s Western Association of the Illinois Conference. The UCC’s Environmental Justice Ministries and...
by UCC Media Justice | Jul 18, 2026 | Blog, Featured, Online Accountability, Open and Affordable Communications
On July 15, a federal judge issued a mixed ruling in National Digital Inclusion Alliance v. Trump, the case we supported with an amicus brief joined by 22 organizations. The good news: the court agreed that the Administration must implement the Digital Equity Act. The...
by Cheryl Leanza | Jul 15, 2026 | Blog, Featured, Media Concentration, Media Diversity, Open and Affordable Communications
Today, the FCC announced it wants to eliminate the 39% national television ownership cap, the same law we’ve been fighting to enforce in filings at the FCC and in our case against the Nexstar/TEGNA merger. We filed a 143-page petition to block that deal, took the FCC...
by Cheryl Leanza | May 13, 2026 | Blog, Online Accountability, Open and Affordable Communications
One year ago, President Trump declared the Digital Equity Act “unconstitutional” and “racist and illegal” in a post on Truth Social. The next day, the Department of Commerce sent cancellation letters to every grantee. Trump’s claim is false. The Digital Equity Act is...
by Sara Cederberg | May 7, 2026 | Blog, Featured, Online Accountability, Open and Affordable Communications
AI systems already decide who gets a job interview, who qualifies for a loan, who gets flagged by police, and who gets cut off from government benefits. UCC Media Justice wrote about this in December when endorsing the AI Civil Rights Act. Without safeguards, this...
