No. 18-1386October Term 2019Decided Oct 21, 2019
Docket 18-1386October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Dan M. Lipschultz, In His Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, et al., Petitioners v. Charter Advanced Services (MN), LLC, et al.
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Oct 21, 2019
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedOct 21, 2019
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Question presented
1. Whether FCC policy preempts state regulation of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service? 2. Whether VoIP service is a telecommunications or an information service under the appropriate functional test for classification determinations from Brand X?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Decision released Oct 21, 2019
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided October 21, 2019
The Court released its decision on October 21, 2019 without hearing oral argument.
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- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Jun 1, 2026
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