Supreme Court Decision Elevates DOJ’s Role in Future FCC Enforcement Actions, Global Relay Intelligence & Practice

Partners Loyaan Egal and Daniel Tehrani and associate Ivon Guo co-authored an article for Global Relay Intelligence & Practice examining the US Supreme Court’s decision in FCC v. AT&T and its implications for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) enforcement authority.

The authors analyze how the decision preserves the FCC’s administrative forfeiture process while reinforcing the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) central role in collecting contested monetary penalties through de novo proceedings in federal court. They also discuss the practical implications for FCC-regulated entities, including how the ruling may reshape enforcement strategy, litigation risk assessments, and settlement dynamics.

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