Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers' Research
145 S. Ct. 2482 · Decided June 27, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers' Research was decided on June 27, 2025 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Telephone or telegraph regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2024
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 24-354
Case details
- Citations
- 145 S. Ct. 2482 · 222 L. Ed. 2d 800 · 2025 U.S. LEXIS 2498
- Docket number
- 24-354
- Decided
- June 27, 2025
- Argued
- March 26, 2025
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Telephone or telegraph regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Article I, Section 1 (delegation of powers)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers' Research
SCDB identifiers: case 2024-048, docket 2024-048-01.
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