FCC v. AT&T Inc.

FCC v. AT&T Inc., 608 U.S. ___ (2026), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that because forfeiture orders issued under §503(b)(4) do not definitively resolve the parties' legal obligations, and the FCC's factual findings in forfeiture proceedings are not conclusive, it does not violate the Seventh Amendment for the FCC to issue forfeiture orders without a jury trial. Because of this, the Seventh Amendment does not prohibit administrative adjudications without juries as long as the defendant retains the right to a full de novo jury trial after the administrative proceedings are concluded and before they can be made to pay.