Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Consolidated with Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T, Inc. (25-406)
Issue
Whether the Communications Act of 1934 violates the Seventh Amendment and Article III by authorizing the FCC to order the payment of monetary penalties for failing to reasonably safeguard customer data, without guaranteeing the defendant carrier a right to a jury trial.
Nov 6, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 12, 2025)Dec 9, 2025Brief of respondents Federal Communications Commission, et al. filed.Dec 11, 2025Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioners.Dec 12, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed)Dec 12, 2025Brief amicus curiae of CTIA - The Wireless Association filed. (Distributed)
Dec 16, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
Jan 9, 2026Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 25-406 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.
Jan 9, 2026Because 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.”
Feb 11, 2026SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. VIDED.
Feb 18, 2026Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Feb 23, 2026Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and available with the Clerk.
Mar 17, 2026Record received electronically from the Federal Communications Commission and available with the Clerk.
Mar 30, 2026CIRCULATED
Recommended Citation: Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/verizon-communications-inc-v-federal-communications-commission/