Supreme Court Holds Oral Argument via Teleconference in Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants
Thursday, May 7, 2020

On May 6, 2020, the Supreme Court held oral argument via teleconference in Barr v. American Association of Political ConsultantsThe argument focused on the two questions presented in Barr.  First, whether the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) government debt exception is an unconstitutional content-based restriction on speech. And second, if the government debt exception is unconstitutional, whether the remedy is to sever the exception or instead strike the TCPA’s restrictions on automated telephone equipment in their entirety. A recording of the argument is available below (audio begins at the :30 mark) and a transcript is available on the Supreme Court website.

 

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