Space Law Cases: The Disputes That Shaped the Field
Space law has little case law of its own, so most of the rules operators rely on were made in ordinary courts.…
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Dark-Sky Association v FCC: Standing, Starlink and the Categorical Exclusion
An astronomy body got through the courthouse door where a competitor could not, then lost anyway. Read with Viasat, the two decisions…
The DISH Consent Decree: The First Orbital Debris Fine, and What It Settled
A $150,000 penalty that nobody at DISH felt, over a satellite parked 178 km lower than it should have been. The number…
Explainers14 min read
14 min
Space Law Cases: The Disputes That Shaped the Field
Space law has little case law of its own, so most of the rules operators rely on were made in ordinary courts. From Cosmos 954 and…
Case Notes6 min read
6 min
Dark-Sky Association v FCC: Standing, Starlink and the Categorical Exclusion
An astronomy body got through the courthouse door where a competitor could not, then lost anyway. Read with Viasat, the two decisions make constellation environmental challenges…
Case Notes5 min read
5 min
The DISH Consent Decree: The First Orbital Debris Fine, and What It Settled
A $150,000 penalty that nobody at DISH felt, over a satellite parked 178 km lower than it should have been. The number is not the point.…