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Salazar v. Paramount Global

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Supreme Court of the United States
Salazar v. Paramount Global
Docket number: 25-459
Term: 2025
Court: United States Supreme Court
Important dates
Pending
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts • Clarence Thomas • Samuel Alito • Sonia Sotomayor • Elena Kagan • Neil Gorsuch • Brett Kavanaugh • Amy Coney Barrett • Ketanji Brown Jackson

Salazar v. Paramount Global is a case scheduled for argument before the Supreme Court of the United States during the court's October 2026-2027 term.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • The questions presented: "The question here is whether the phrase “goods or services from a video tape service provider,” as used in the VPPA’s definition of “consumer,” refers to all of a video tape service provider’s goods or services or only to its audiovisual goods or services."[1]
  • The outcome: The appeal is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.


    • The case came on a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. To review the lower court's opinion, click here.

    Timeline

    The following timeline details key events in this case:

    • January 26, 2026: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
    • October 10, 2025: Michael Salazar appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
    • April 3, 2025: The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the decision of the United States District Court for The Middle District of Tennessee

    Questions presented

    The petitioner presented the following questions to the court:[1]

    Questions presented:
    “ The question here is whether the phrase “goods or services from a video tape service provider,” as used in the VPPA’s definition of “consumer,” refers to all of a video tape service provider’s goods or services or only to its audiovisual goods or services.[2] ”

    Oral argument

    Audio

    Audio of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Transcript

    A transcript of the case will be posted here when it is made available.

    Outcome

    The case is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.

    October term 2026-2027

    See also: Supreme Court cases, October term 2026-2027

    The Supreme Court will begin hearing cases for the term on October 5, 2026. The court's yearly term begins on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October the following year. The court generally releases the majority of its decisions by mid-June.[3]


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Supreme Court of the United States, "25-459 SALAZAR V. PARAMOUNT GLOBAL QP", January 26, 2026
    2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    3. ↑ SupremeCourt.gov, "The Supreme Court at Work: The Term and Caseload," accessed January 24, 2022
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