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Supreme Court to Weigh FCC Power to Fine in New Regulatory Clash
Insurance Journal· 2026-01-12 06:19
The US Supreme Court will consider invalidating the Federal Communications Commission’s system for imposing financial penalties in a clash that could put fresh limits on the power of federal regulators.The justices said Friday they will hear contentions from AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. that they were deprived of their constitutional right to a jury trial when the FCC fined them more than $40 million apiece for alleged customer privacy violations. The case gives the six-justice conservative maj ...