Supreme Court Sides With Company In Cell Tower Dispute

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January 14, 2015
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Professor Jeffrey Fisher is mentioned in this USA Today article regarding his representation of T-Mobile before the Supreme Court in the case T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, Georgia. 

The Supreme Court sided with cellphone providers over municipal governments Wednesday in a dispute over the siting of cell towers.

In an unusual 6-3 split, the court’s majority said that under the Telecommunications Act, local governments must provide reasons for denying a cell tower application around the time of the denial. In this case, the city of Roswell, Ga., notified T-Mobile South 26 days later, leaving only four days to challenge the denial in court.

Jeffrey Fisher, the Stanford University law professor representing the company, said many potential reasons could be gleaned from a reading of the minutes, but the letter of denial didn’t specify which was paramount. “All we want to know is why the application was denied,” he said.

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