Robocalls: Supreme Court reinforces ban on calls to mobile phones
CNNCNN — The Supreme Court upheld a federal ban on robocalls to cell phones on Monday, rejecting a bid by political consultants to open the floodgates for campaign ads and other communications. “The Federal Government receives a staggering number of complaints about robocalls … The States likewise field a constant barrage of complaints.” Robocalls to cell phones were banned by Congress under the 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which limits the use of automatic dialing systems and pre-recorded voice messages in order to protect Americans from intrusion. The First Amendment prohibits the government from “restrict expression because of its message, its ideas, its subject matter, or its content.” A federal appeals court held last year that the government debt exemption violated the First Amendment because it banned some calls based on content, but allowed others. But the implications of the Court’s decision to save the rest of the statute are potentially quite significant,” said Steve Vladeck, CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at the University of Texas School of Law.
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