No. 25-406
 
Title: Federal Communications Commission, et al., Petitioners
v.
AT&T, Inc.
Docketed: October 6, 2025
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-60223)
   Decision Date: August 22, 2025
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Oct 02 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2025)
Petition Proof of Service
Oct 24 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 5, 2025 to December 5, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Oct 27 2025 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 5, 2025.
Dec 05 2025 Response to petition from respondent AT&T, Inc. filed.
Main Document Proof of Service Other
Dec 09 2025 Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioners.
Main Document
Dec 10 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
Jan 09 2026 Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 25-567 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.
Jan 09 2026 Because the Court has consolidated these cases for briefing and oral argument, future filings and activity in the cases will now be reflected on the docket of No. 25-406. Subsequent filings in these cases must therefore be submitted through the electronic filing system in No. 25-406. Each document submitted in connection with one or more of these cases must include on its cover the case number and caption for each case in which the filing is intended to be submitted. Where a filing is submitted in fewer than all of the cases, the docket entry will reflect the case number(s) in which the filing is submitted; a document filed in all of the consolidated cases will be noted as “VIDED.”
Jan 14 2026 Letter of the Solicitor General on behalf of all parties proposing consolidated briefing structure filed. VIDED.
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Jan 15 2026 The parties' proposal for the filing of consolidated briefs is adopted. Respondent in No. 25-406 and petitioner in No. 25-567 shall file a consolidated opening brief on the merits pursuant to Rule 25.1 and a consolidated reply brief on the merits pursuant to Rule 25.3. Petitioners in No. 25-406 and respondents in No. 25-567 shall file a consolidated response brief on the merits pursuant to Rule 25.2. VIDED.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
D. John Sauer
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: Federal Communications Commission and United States


Attorneys for Respondent
Pratik Arvind Shah
Counsel of Record
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
2001 K Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20006

PSHAH@AKINGUMP.COM
Ph: 202-887-4210
Party name: AT&T Inc.


Jeffrey B. Wall
Counsel of Record
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
1700 New York Ave NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006

WALLJ@SULLCROM.COM
Ph: (202) 956-7660
Party name: Verizon Communications Inc.