Summary In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court recently eliminated the ability of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to seek monetary relief in district court under § 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”) – a power the FTC has been exercising since the 1970s. What Happened? In AMG Capital Management, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, the FTC filed suit against Petitioner Scott Tucker under § 5(a) of the FTC Act for misleading consumers with certain terms of payday loans. Instead of first using the administrative proceedings available to the FTC under § 5 and § 19, the Commission sought a permanent injunction and equitable monetary relief (i.e., restitution and disgorgement) in federal court under § 13(b). The FTC did so notwithstanding that the statute expressly authorizes only a “temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction” or a “permanent injunction.”