No. 25-406

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

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-06
Status: Granted
Type: Paid
Amici (1) Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-law article-three communications-act judicial-review monetary-forfeiture seventh-amendment
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Communications Act provisions that govern the FCC's assessment and enforcement of monetary forfeitures are consistent with the Seventh Amendment and Article III.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Communications Act provisions governing FCC monetary forfeitures are consistent with the Seventh Amendment and Article III

Docket Entries

2026-03-30
CIRCULATED
2026-03-27
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
2026-03-27
Amicus brief of Citizens Utility Board of Illinois submitted.
2026-03-27
Amicus brief of Constitutional Accountability Center submitted.
2026-03-27
Amicus brief of Former FCC Chairs and Consumer Advocacy Groups submitted.
2026-03-20
Brief for the Federal Parties of Federal Communications Commission and United States submitted.
2026-03-19
Sealed material received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and available with the Clerk. The remainder of the record is electronic and is available on PACER.
2026-03-17
Record received electronically from the Federal Communications Commission and available with the Clerk.
2026-02-25
Amicus brief of The Buckeye Institute submitted.
2026-02-25
Amicus brief of CTIA - The Wireless Association, et al. submitted.
2026-02-25
Amicus brief of Telnyx LLC submitted.
2026-02-25
Amicus brief of Vaping Industry Stakeholders as Amici Curiae In Support of Petitioners submitted.
2026-02-25
Amicus brief of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Business Roundtable submitted.
2026-02-25
Amicus brief of New Civil Liberties Alliance submitted.
2026-02-25
Amicus brief of T-Mobile USA, Inc. submitted.
2026-02-25
Amicus brief of Liberty Justice Center submitted.
2026-02-25
Amicus brief of Institute for Justice submitted.
2026-02-25
Amicus brief of Pacific Legal Foundation submitted.
2026-02-25
Amicus brief of Washington Legal Foundation submitted.
2026-02-25
Amicus brief of Cato Institute submitted.
2026-02-25
Amicus brief of TechFreedom submitted.
2026-02-23
Amicus brief of The Manhattan Institute and The Rutherford Institute submitted.
2026-02-18
Brief of Verizon Communications Inc. submitted.
2026-02-18
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
2026-02-16
Amicus brief of Professor Ilan Wurman submitted.
2026-02-02
Motion of Verizon Communications Inc. to dispense with joint appendix submitted.
2026-01-14
Letter of Federal Communications Commission and United States submitted.
2025-12-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-09
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioners.
2025-12-05
Response to petition from respondent AT&T, Inc. filed.
2025-12-05
Response to Petition for Certiorari of AT&T Inc. submitted.
2025-10-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 5, 2025.
2025-10-24
Motion of AT&T Inc. for an extension of time submitted.
2025-10-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 5, 2025 to December 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-10-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2025)
2025-10-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2025)

Attorneys

AT&T Inc.
Pratik Arvind ShahAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, Respondent
Cato Institute
Thomas Arthur BerryCato Institute, Amicus
Citizens Utility Board of Illinois
Caroline Anne FlynnEarthjustice, Amicus
Constitutional Accountability Center
Brianne Jenna GorodConstitutional Accountability Center, Amicus
CTIA - The Wireless Association, et al.
Joshua S. TurnerWiley Rein LLP, Amicus
Federal Communications Commission and United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Petitioner
Former FCC Chairs and Consumer Advocacy Groups
Pooja Ashok BoistureDemocracy Forward Foundation, Amicus
Institute for Justice
Robert Everett JohnsonInstitute for Justice, Amicus
Liberty Justice Center
Jeffrey Michael SchwabLiberty Justice Center, Amicus
National Religious Broadcasters
Michael P. FarrisNational Religious Broadcasters, Amicus
New Civil Liberties Alliance
Russell Gerard RyanNew Civil Liberties Alliance, Amicus
Pacific Legal Foundation
Allison Denise DanielPacific Legal Foundation, Amicus
Professor Ilan Wurman
Ilan WurmanUniversity of Minnesota Law School, Amicus
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Helgi C. WalkerGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Russell Bernard BalikianGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
TechFreedom
Corbin Knight BartholdTechFreedom, Amicus
Telnyx LLC
Michael Robert HustonPerkins Coie LLP, Amicus
The Buckeye Institute
David Christian TryonPorter Wright Morris & Arthur, Amicus
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Business Roundtable
Steven Andrew EngelDechert LLP, Amicus
The Manhattan Institute and The Rutherford Institute
Peter KaranjiaDLA Piper LLP, Amicus
Vaping Industry Stakeholders as Amici Curiae In Support of Petitioners
J. Gregory TroutmanTroutman Law Office, PLLC., Amicus
Verizon Communications Inc.
Jeffrey B. WallSullivan & Cromwell LLP, Respondent
Washington Legal Foundation
Joshua Morgan WesneskiWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Amicus