Comment on US | Supreme Court takes case that could strip FCC of authority to issue fines
hypna@lemmy.world 1 day agoMaybe they’re betting that the telcos have more money for their legal departments than the FCC does. I wonder though if it’s true that a jury can award damages in excess of the requested amount in the case of regulatory fines the same way juries can when deciding civil suits for damages. Maybe.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
They might have better lawyers, but generally the big club of the government is the inevitability factor. Federal departments are basically immortal and have no profit motive to justify the continued budget.