State Coalition Opposes Circuit Transfer of Incarcerated Communications Case

A coalition of 14 states challenging an FCC order on incarcerated people's communication services asked the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a filing Monday not to transfer the case to the 1st Circuit (docket 24-2983). The states sought reconsideration of the order's per-minute rate caps for intrastate services (see 2410020039). They argued that the order at issue, which was published in the Federal Register Sept. 20, wasn't the same as the order published Aug. 26, which addressed petitions from several groups. If the court determines the orders are the same, the states asked that the transfer be stayed until the 1st Circuit rules on Securus' motion to transfer its challenge to the 5th Circuit.