Constitutional Law,
Administrative/Regulatory
Jul. 23, 2025
Tesla says 7th Amendment bans DMV trial over Autopilot advertising
Tesla challenges DMV's administrative trial to suspend self-driving car sales, citing Seventh Amendment jury trial rights and First Amendment free speech protections against claims of misleading Autopilot marketing.
The Department of Motor Vehicles faces constitutional challenges to its attempt to use an administrative law court to suspend Tesla's self-driving car sales for 30 days over accusations it deceived consumers with the marketing of its Autopilot feature.
Tesla contends that being forced to defend itself before an administrative law judge violates its right to a jury trial under the Seventh Amendment. It also argues that the state's attempt to punish it for its choice of la...
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