Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission

Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission (Docket 21–86) is a pending United States Supreme Court case related to administrative law.

Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Full case nameAxon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, et al.
Docket no.21-86
ArgumentOral argument
Questions presented
Whether Congress implicitly stripped federal district courts of jurisdiction over constitutional challenges to the Federal Trade Commission’s structure, procedures, and existence by granting the courts of appeals jurisdiction to "affirm, enforce, modify, or set aside" the Commission’s cease-and-desist orders.

Background

Axon Enterprise manufactures Tasers and police-worn body cameras. In May 2018, Axon purchased its competitor in the body camera market, Vievu LLC, for $13 million. The Federal Trade Commission soon began an antitrust investigation into Axon. The company offered to settle, but the FTC declined. In January 2020, Axon filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, challenging the constitutionality of the FTC's structure. The district court dismissed the case, holding that federal law stripped it of jurisdiction to consider constitutional claims against the FTC while proceedings were underway. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed in a 2–1 vote. Judge Patrick J. Bumatay dissented.

Axon Enterprise filed a petition for a writ of certiorari.[1]

Supreme Court

Certiorari was granted in the case on January 24, 2022.

References
  1. Howe, Amy (January 24, 2022). "Justices take up cases on power of district courts and regulation of wetlands". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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