Political Robocalls Lose Court Battle
August 5, 2016
Political robocalls can be an irritating feature of modern campaigns. As a result, at least twenty-two states have imposed some restrictions, from setting approved hours to call to requiring state- or phone company-issued permits. Legal challenges to those bans have started finding some success. On July 27, 2016, a federal court in Arkansas struck down a state law passed thirty-five years ago…