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Supreme Court seems wary of limiting federal regulators' power in a data privacy case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed wary of limiting the power of federal regulators on Tuesday in a case over multimillion-dollar penalties levied against telecommunications giants Verizon and AT&T.
The cellular companies appealed to the justices after the Federal Communications Commission found they sold customers’ location data without proper safeguards. The FCC slapped the companies with hefty penalties totaling over $100 million.
The telecom companies challenged the process as unconstitutional because it gives them little opportunity to tell their side of the story in court. Key justices seemed skeptical, however. “I wonder if, at the end of the day, you're really just talking about a PR problem,” Chief Justice John Roberts said during arguments Tuesday.
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Court appears skeptical of right to jury trial in FCC proceedings
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a challenge by telecommunications carriers AT&T and Verizon to the constitutionality of fines that the Federal Communications Commission imposed against them for violations of federal communications laws. AT&T and Verizon contend that the imposition of the penalties, which total more than $100 million, violated their Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial. During nearly 80 minutes of argument, some justices were sympathetic to the companies’ plight, but they also appeared receptive to the FCC’s argument that the orders notifying the companies of the penalties are not binding until the Department of Justice brings a lawsuit to enforce them – at which point a jury trial is available.
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