2026-04-22: The Supreme Court heard arguments in FCC v

Show Notes - 2026-04-22 Stories Covered: - Today: - Supreme Court Questions FCC's Authority to Impose $100M+ Fines Without Jury Trials (FCC v. AT&T) (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/court-appears-skeptical-of-right-to-jury-trial-in-fcc-proceedings/) - Supreme Court Appears Receptive to SEC's Disgorgement Authority (Sripetch v. SEC) (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/justices-seem-receptive-to-secs-use-of-disgorgement-in-securities-enforcement/) - State Farm Settles New Mexico Underinsured Motorist Claims for $20.93M (Case No. 18-CV-00328-KWR-SCY) (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/20-93m-state-farm-new-mexico-u-coverage-class-action-settlement/) - Domino's Faces California Junk Fees Class Action (Case No. 3:26-cv-01712) (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/dominos-faces-class-action-over-claims-it-charged-customers-misleading-tax-fees/) - FBI Director Kash Patel Files $250M Defamation Suit Against The Atlantic (Case No. 3:26-cv-01712) (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/21/kash-patels-defamation-suit-against-the-atlantic-is-designed-to-generate-headlines-not-win-in-court/) - NEC Baby Formula Jury Awards $70M in Illinois (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/investigations/baby-formula-nec-lawsuit/) - Alabama Judge Acquits First Amendment Protester in Penis Costume Case (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/21/judge-acquits-penis-costume-wearing-grandma-while-saying-some-dumb-stuff-about-probable-cause/) - UK Ofcom Opens Child Safety Investigations into Telegram, Chat Avenue, and Teen Chat (https://therecord.media/uk-regulator-to-probe-telegram-over-csam-allegations) - DMCA Best Practices for Fediverse and Decentralized Social Media Operators (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/copyright-and-dmca-best-practices-fediverse-operators) - Cloud Platform Vercel Breached Through Third-Party AI Tool (https://therecord.media/cloud-platform-vercel-says-company-breached-through-ai-tool) - EU Sanctions Russian Propaganda Networks Euromore and Pravfond (https://therecord.media/eu-targets-russian-propaganda-networks-sanctions) - Ukraine Dismantles Bot Farm Supplying Russian Intelligence with Fake Telegram Accounts (https://therecord.media/ukraine-sbu-busts-bot-farm-supplying-russian-spies) - CBS to Host Dinner Praising Trump's First Amendment Record (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/21/cbs-hosting-dinner-praising-trump-and-his-love-of-the-first-amendment/) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-04-22/