Federal Communications Commission, et al., Petitioners v. AT&T, Inc.

25-406

January 26, 2026
Justices' FCC Review Could Reshape IRS Penalty Disputes

The U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming review of a pair of cases questioning the validity of the Federal Communications Commission's penalty authority could have ripple effects that further delineate the Internal Revenue Service's authority to impose penalties.
January 09, 2026
Justices Will Weigh FCC's Monetary Penalty Powers

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to take a look at the Federal Communications Commission's authority to issue fines by announcing it would review both a Fifth Circuit ruling in AT&T's favor curtailing the agency's ability to issue fines using its own in-house legal process and a case that Verizon lost in the Second Circuit.
December 08, 2025
AT&T Joins SG's High Court Review Bid Despite 5th Circ. Win

After winning a Fifth Circuit case involving fines from the Federal Communications Commission, AT&T has nonetheless agreed with the U.S. solicitor general that the U.S. Supreme Court should review the need for jury trials when the agency seeks certain penalties.
October 08, 2025
FCC Tells Justices 5th Circ. Used Jarkesy To Gut Enforcement

The Fifth Circuit erroneously used a major U.S. Supreme Court decision curtailing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission trials to "severely impair" Federal Communications Commission enforcement in the telecommunications industry, the FCC said in a petition urging the justices to resolve a new circuit split.