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In the early 1990s, unsolicited automatic-dialed telemarketing calls to personal telephone lines were becoming a growing annoyance for many Americans. Responding to public outcry, in 1991 Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which prohibited the use of auto-dialer machines and prerecorded calls to cellphones. …
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Foreword
Free Speech and Protecting Cellphone Privacy
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Gun Control, Presidential Tax Returns, and Immigration on the Docket
N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol v. New York, Trump v. Vance, Kansas v. Garcia, and Others
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Kahler V. Kansas
The Court Allows States to Curtail the Insanity Defense
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New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York
The Court Vacates a Challenge to a Rescinded City Gun Ordinance
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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Overview of Congress’s Attempt to Limit Unsolicited Calls
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Fourth Circuit Holding on Cellphone Calling Ban
Constitutionality of Public-Debt Exemption to the TCPA
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Before the Court In Barr v. AAPC
The Justices Weigh in on Public-Debt Exception to the TCPA
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Glossary
Definition of Common Legal Terms Used in Supreme Court Debates
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Pro & Con
Does the Debt-Collection Exemption to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act Violate the First Amendment?