On January 24, the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision clarifying the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) limited authority to expand businesses’ obligations under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). This...more
2/13/2025
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Consent ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Robocalling ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that will likely determine whether a federal district court or the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has the final say on how to interpret the Telephone...more
1/23/2025
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Appeals ,
Chevron Deference ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
FCC ,
Hobbs Act ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Oral Argument ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications
On February 2, 2023, the Supreme Court of Illinois ruled that the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA or the Act) is subject to a five-year “catch-all” statute of limitations. In so ruling, the court settled a...more
The Sixth Circuit recently issued a significant ruling in a closely watched TCPA proceeding. The Sixth Circuit ruled that the TCPA’s automated call provisions could be enforced against businesses in connection with calls...more
10/22/2021
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Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Barr v American Association of Political Consultants Inc ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Facebook Inc v Duguid ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Government Debt-Exception ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA
On June 29, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law CS for SB 1120 (2021) (Florida Bill), a bill that some have referred to as Florida’s “mini-TCPA.” This bill not only expands Florida’s preexisting telemarketing...more