Supreme Court to Weigh FCC Power to Fine in New Regulatory Clash

The US Supreme Court will consider invalidating the Federal Communications Commission’s system for imposing financial penalties in a clash that could put fresh limits on the power of federal regulators.

The justices said Friday they will hear contentions from AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. that they were deprived of their constitutional right to a jury trial when the FCC fined them more than $40 million apiece for alleged customer privacy violations.

The case gives the six-justice conservative majority a chance to extend a 2024 decision that cut the ability of agencies to levy fines without going to federal ...