No. 25-459October Term 2025Before Arguments
Michael Salazar, Petitioner v. Paramount Global, dba 247Sports
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Argument scheduled Oct 14, 2026
- Decision timing
- Usually later in the same term.
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Question presented
Does the phrase “goods or services from a video tape service provider,” as used in the Video Privacy Protection Act’s definition of “consumer,” refer to all of a video tape service provider’s goods or services or only to its audiovisual goods or services?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit / Argument scheduled Oct 14, 2026
- Area
Privacy Law
Timing
Expected by late June 2026
Argument is on the calendar for October 14, 2026. Decisions typically follow within about 94 days of argument. Nearly all opinions are released before the term ends in late June or early July 2026.
Briefing
What it's about
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a dispute over who counts as a "consumer" under the Video Privacy Protection Act. The justices will decide whether "goods or services" from a video tape service provider means all of that provider's offerings or only its audiovisual ones.
Argument
The Court has granted certiorari (agreed to hear the case), but oral argument has not been scheduled. The dispute is over whether the law's "goods or services" language covers all offerings or only audiovisual ones.
Impact
The answer could shape how far federal video-privacy protections reach for people who use companies like 247Sports. It also could determine which customers of a video provider count as protected "consumers" under the law.
What is the core dispute in Salazar v. Paramount Global?
The justices will interpret the phrase "goods or services" in the Video Privacy Protection Act. They must decide whether it reaches all offerings from a video provider or only audiovisual ones.
Who could be affected if the Court reads the law broadly or narrowly?
People who use services from companies like 247Sports could be affected. So could video providers, because the answer defines which customers are covered as "consumers".
When is the next step in Salazar v. Paramount Global?
The next major step is oral argument, but the Court has not scheduled it yet. Watch for an argument date or another scheduling move.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary materials plus reporting.
- Note
- Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Aug 2, 2026
- Method
- Methodology