United States, FCC Defend $57M Fine Against AT&T In High Court Petition

( October 22, 2025, 9:43 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Communications Commission and United States urge the U.S. Supreme Court in a petition for a writ of certiorari to find that the FCC acted properly under federal law and the U.S. Constitution when it imposed a more than $57 million fine on a telecommunications company for improper handling of customers’ location data, writing that the case is distinguishable from SEC v. Jarkesy because the company had the option to challenge the fine in a jury trial....