5th Circuit Grants Petition, Vacates FTC Cease-And-Desist Order Over Intuit Ads

( March 24, 2026, 12:37 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a petition filed by Intuit Inc., the seller of online tax preparation product TurboTax, and vacated a 20-year cease-and-desist order issued by the Federal Trade Commission preventing Intuit from advertising any services as free, finding that the administrative law judge proceeding resulting in the order violated the separation of powers under Article III of the U.S. Constitution because deceptive advertising suits involve private rights requiring adjudication in federal court....