Recently, the D.C. Circuit ruled in Lutheran Church v. FCC that the FCC's rules to promote equal employment opportunity for women and minorities are unconstitutional. The court ruled against us. It said our rules are unconstitutional. I don't agree. After all, these rules require broadcasters to make an effort to conduct an inclusive search.
Inclusive searches are the foundation of equal opportunity.
If you don't know about a job, you can't apply. To strike down those rules is to strike at the heart of any effort to level the playing field for minorities and women who want opportunities to compete in this marketplace. Because I feel so strongly, the FCC has asked the Court to reconsider. I don't know whether the court will agree to rehear the case. And even if the court refuses to rehear the case, we will find another way to advance opportunity for minorities to be guaranteed equal employment opportunity.