Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T, Inc.
Consolidated with:
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-406 | 5th Cir. | Apr 21, 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD | OT 2025 |
Issue: Whether the Communications Act of 1934 provisions that govern the Federal Communications Commission’s assessment and enforcement of monetary forfeitures are consistent with the Seventh Amendment and Article III.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 10/02/2025 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2025) |
| 10/24/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 5, 2025 to December 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 10/27/2025 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 5, 2025. |
| 12/05/2025 | Response to petition from respondent AT&T, Inc. filed. |
| 12/09/2025 | Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioners. |
| 12/10/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026. |
| 01/09/2026 | Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 25-567 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED. |
| 01/09/2026 | Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 25-406. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 25-406. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.” |
| 01/14/2026 | Letter of the Solicitor General on behalf of all parties proposing consolidated briefing structure filed. VIDED. |
| 01/15/2026 | The parties' proposal for the filing of consolidated briefs is adopted. Respondent in No. 25-406 and petitioner in No. 25-567 shall file a consolidated opening brief on the merits pursuant to Rule 25.1 and a consolidated reply brief on the merits pursuant to Rule 25.3. Petitioners in No. 25-406 and respondents in No. 25-567 shall file a consolidated response brief on the merits pursuant to Rule 25.2. VIDED. |
| 02/02/2026 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by AT&T and Verizon Communications Inc. VIDED. |
| 02/11/2026 | SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. VIDED. |
| 02/16/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Ilan Wurman in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
| 02/18/2026 | Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. |
| 02/18/2026 | Opening brief on the merits of AT&T, Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. filed. VIDED. |
| 02/23/2026 | Brief amici curiae of The Manhattan Institute, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 02/25/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. VIDED. |
| 02/25/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of T-Mobile USA, Inc. filed. VIDED. |
| 02/25/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of Telnyx LLC filed. VIDED. |
| 02/25/2026 | Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 02/25/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. VIDED. |
| 02/25/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed. VIDED. |
| 02/25/2026 | Brief amici curiae of CTIA - The Wireless Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 02/25/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of TechFreedom filed. VIDED. |
| 02/25/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. |
| 02/25/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. VIDED. |
| 02/25/2026 | Brief amici curiae of New Civil Liberties Alliance, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 02/25/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. |
| 02/25/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of Vaping Industry Stakeholders filed. VIDED. |
| 02/25/2026 | Brief amicus curiae of National Religious Broadcasters filed. VIDED. |
| 03/02/2026 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix GRANTED. VIDED. |