Telephone or telegraph regulation: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Telephone or telegraph regulation,” part of the Economic Activity area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 11 decisions, newest first

• Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T
  146 S. Ct. 1418Decided June 4, 20268–1John G. Roberts Jr.
• Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers' Research
  145 S. Ct. 2482Decided June 27, 20256–3Elena Kagan
• Facebook Inc. v. Duguid
  141 S. Ct. 1163Decided April 1, 20219–0Sonia Sotomayor
• T Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell
  574 U.S. 293Decided January 14, 20156–3Sonia Sotomayor
• Talk America v. Michigan Bell Telephone Company Dba AT&T Michigan
  564 U.S. 50Decided June 9, 20118–0Clarence Thomas
• Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc.
  550 U.S. 45Decided April 17, 20077–2Stephen G. Breyer
• Mathias v. Worldcom Techs.
  535 U.S. 682Decided May 20, 20028–0Per curiam
• Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
  535 U.S. 467Decided May 13, 20026–2David H. Souter
• AT&T Corporation v. Iowa Utilities Board
  525 U.S. 366Decided January 25, 19997–1Antonin Scalia
• MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company
  512 U.S. 218Decided June 17, 19945–3Antonin Scalia
• Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia
  464 U.S. 30Decided November 1, 19838–0William H. Rehnquist

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error