AT&T, Verizon Tell Supreme Court That FCC Forfeiture Orders Are Unconstitutional

( April 13, 2026, 9:45 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In consolidated cases before the U.S. Supreme Court in which Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. assert constitutional challenges to the Federal Communications Commission’s enforcement of monetary forfeitures under the Communications Act, Verizon and AT&T on April 13 filed a reply brief, arguing that the FCC’s forfeiture orders are unlawful because they impose monetary penalties without a jury trial....