Supreme Court Rejects AT&T Verizon Jury Trial Challenge To FCC Privacy Penalties

Supreme Court Rejects AT&T Verizon Jury Trial Challenge To FCC Privacy Penalties

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to impose fines through its administrative enforcement process, rejecting a challenge from wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon that argued the system violated their constitutional right to a jury trial. In an 8-1 decision issued Thursday, the court ruled that the FCC’s process for assessing civil penalties does not infringe on protections guaranteed by the Seventh…

Supreme Court backs Trump administration in 8-1 ruling preserving FCC telecom enforcement power

The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a decisive win Thursday, ruling 8-1 that the Federal Communications Commission retains the power to impose fines on telecommunications companies that fail to protect customer data, even while those companies still have legal challenges available to them. Verizon and AT&T had appealed a combined $100 million in FCC...

Supreme Court rules AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile sold your data

A major privacy battle involving America’s biggest mobile carriers has just reached a decisive turning point at the Supreme Court, and the implications could reshape how your personal data is handled going forward. In a ruling that reinforces federal oversight, the Court backed the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) authority to impose fines on AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile over the alleged sale and sharing of customers’ real-time location …