When a single org has the power to target a citizen, name the crime, pass a guilty verdict, and enforce a penalty, then what keeps them from becoming just a political a tool for the people in the driver’s seat?
The FCC is a government organization with the authority to fine people for violations of the rules and laws. And of course, as civilian or person-getting-fined-by-the-fcc, you have the right to fight these rulings, in court if needs be, if you do not believe the fine was justified. That's how the system works; I'm not sure what else you want.
Sure, he's guilty in this instance, but I was talking about macro-regulation.
I believe that you can take these kinds of things to trial in federal court, if you so wish (I'm pretty sure companies take stuff from the SEC to court all the time).
However, for the FCC to actually smack you down, you generally have done something egregiously stupid and they explicitly told you to stop and you ignored them and they have you dead to rights.
So, you can take it to court. Your probability of winning is just realy, really, really low.
That horse escaped the barn door a long time ago.
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/fifth-circuit-decision-...