AT&T and Verizon lose Supreme Court case over fines for selling location data

The Supreme Court rejected Verizon and AT&T's constitutional challenge to FCC fines exceeding $100 million combined for illegally sharing customers' location data with third parties, ruling 8-1 that no jury trial is required. The FCC had fined AT&T $57 million and Verizon nearly $47 million after concluding the companies unlawfully sold access to customer location data without user consent. Chief Justice John Roberts found that the FCC's penalty scheme does not violate the companies' Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial.

Source: Ars Technica | 2026-06-04