Supreme Court Upholds FCC Fines Over Carrier Privacy Violations
TL;DR
An 8-1 Supreme Court ruling upheld the FCC’s authority to fine AT&T and Verizon for failing to protect customers’ location data, saying that paying the penalties and then pursuing a jury trial in federal court suffices to protect Seventh Amendment rights. The decision distinguishes the FCC’s enforcement model from the SEC’s and reinforces agencies’ use of civil penalties, potentially affecting other agencies; the fines totaled about $57 million for AT&T and $48 million for Verizon.
- Supreme Court Backs F.C.C. Power to Levy Fines Against Cellphone Carriers The New York Times
- US supreme court backs FCC in clash with wireless carriers over fines The Guardian
- Supreme Court Says Quick Jury Trial Not Needed on FCC Fines Bloomberg.com
- Supreme Court sides with FCC in clash with wireless carriers over fines CNBC
- Justices snub wireless giants fighting fines for selling consumer data Courthouse News
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