Supreme Court upholds FCC’s fines against Verizon, AT&T
The Supreme Court rejected Verizon and AT&T’s constitutional challenge to massive fines imposed by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in an 8-1 vote on Thursday. Chief Justice John Roberts ruled the companies are not entitled to a jury trial to contest the fines. Related to the use of customers' location data, they amount to a combined more than $100 million. The Seventh Amendment…
The Supreme Court rejected Verizon and AT&T’s constitutional challenge to massive fines imposed by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in an 8-1 vote on Thursday. Chief Justice John Roberts ruled the companies are not entitled to a jury trial to contest the fines. Related to the use of customers' location data, they amount to a combined more than $100 million. The Seventh Amendment…
The Supreme Court rejected Verizon and AT&T’s constitutional challenge to massive fines imposed by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in an 8-1 vote on Thursday. Chief Justice John Roberts ruled the companies are not entitled to a jury trial to contest the fines. Related to the use of customers' location data, they amount to a combined more than $100 million. The Seventh Amendment…
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