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HEADLINE: Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Case on Executive Authority; Solicitor General Files Amicus Brief

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office of the Solicitor General of the United States has formally submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the matter of State of Arizona v. Federal Trade Commission.

WHO: The Honorable Elizabeth A. Preston, Acting Solicitor General of the United States, acting on behalf of the Department of Justice.

WHAT: The Solicitor General’s office filed a 47-page legal brief arguing that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) exceeded its statutory authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act when it imposed new, industry-wide data privacy regulations without explicit congressional authorization. The brief requests the Court to grant certiorari and, ultimately, to vacate the lower court’s ruling which upheld the regulations.

WHEN: The filing was entered into the Supreme Court docket at 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time today.

WHERE: The legal submission was made at the Supreme Court of the United States, located at One First Street NE, Washington, D.C., and was simultaneously delivered to counsel for the petitioner, the State of Arizona.

WHY: The Solicitor General’s intervention is based on the principle of separation of powers. According to the brief, the FTC’s actions constituted an administrative overreach that infringes upon the legislative authority of Congress. The Office argued that, without a clear legislative mandate, federal regulatory agencies cannot unilaterally create binding rules of such broad economic impact. The case is widely anticipated to set a binding precedent regarding the limits of executive agency rule-making power under the Administrative Procedure Act.

BACKGROUND: The Solicitor General is the third-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Justice and is responsible for representing the federal