May 12, 2026
Three U.S. Supreme Court cases are worth watching for wage and hour attorneys, as they deal with the authority of the U.S. Department of Labor and another agency to punish violators, and courts’ jurisdiction over enforcing arbitration awards. Here, Law360 offers a roundup of those three cases that could end up affecting wage suits.
April 21, 2026
Several U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed convinced Tuesday that Federal Communications Commission fines are nonbinding unless enforced and don't deprive alleged rule violators of the right to a jury trial, but some colleagues still questioned whether the parties sanctioned by the agency have a meaningful chance of facing a jury.
April 20, 2026
A rare U.S. Supreme Court showdown between the Big Three wireless carriers and their regulator takes place Tuesday, when the justices will put the Federal Communications Commission's authority to issue fines under a microscope.
April 17, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court's final argument session of this term kicks off Monday, when the justices will consider the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's authority to seek disgorgement orders against alleged wrongdoers without proving investors were harmed. Here, Law360 breaks down the week's oral arguments.
April 10, 2026
AT&T and Verizon told the U.S. Supreme Court that no matter how the Federal Communications Commission portrays its fines, they amount to binding orders that run afoul of the Seventh Amendment because there's no clear path to challenge them in court.
March 23, 2026
The Federal Communications Commission has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to keep the agency's monetary penalty powers intact, saying the agency's current practice does not deny targets of fines their right to a jury trial and is not binding until a court orders payment.
February 25, 2026
T-Mobile waded Wednesday into a high-stakes U.S. Supreme Court fight between its rivals AT&T and Verizon and the Federal Communications Commission, telling the justices that an FCC theory that companies facing penalties can eventually get a jury trial was "unsound."
January 26, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming review of a pair of cases questioning the validity of the Federal Communications Commission's penalty authority could have ripple effects that further delineate the Internal Revenue Service's authority to impose penalties.
January 09, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to take a look at the Federal Communications Commission's authority to issue fines by announcing it would review both a Fifth Circuit ruling in AT&T's favor curtailing the agency's ability to issue fines using its own in-house legal process and a case that Verizon lost in the Second Circuit.
December 08, 2025
After winning a Fifth Circuit case involving fines from the Federal Communications Commission, AT&T has nonetheless agreed with the U.S. solicitor general that the U.S. Supreme Court should review the need for jury trials when the agency seeks certain penalties.