In a widely anticipated decision in Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants, the US Supreme Court determined that an exception to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) that allowed robocalls to mobile...more
7/13/2020
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Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Barr v American Association of Political Consultants Inc ,
Cell Phones ,
Compelling Governmental Interest ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Content-Based Restrictions ,
Debt Collection ,
Exceptions ,
Federal Bans ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Government Debt-Exception ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
Severability Doctrine ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard ,
TCPA
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FCC has issued a narrow order exempting healthcare providers and certain government entities from the prohibitions on autodialed and prerecorded telephone calls and automated text...more
On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released an order that purports to respond to numerous different petitions asking the agency for clarification regarding the federal Telephone...more
7/19/2015
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Declaratory Rulings ,
Exemptions ,
FCC ,
Mobile Apps ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Reassigned Phone Numbers ,
Revocation ,
Smartphones ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages