Political Campaigns

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Webinar Recap: What You Need to Know About Upcoming FCC Rulemaking, Exemptions, Robocall Mitigation, and More

Recently we hosted a entitled What You Need to Know About Upcoming FCC Rulemaking, Exemptions, Robocall Mitigation, and More. Hosted by Contact Center Compliance’s Chief Product Officer, Isaac Shloss, and with our esteemed guest Michele Shuster, Partner at MacMurray & Shuster LLP, this webinar covered a variety of important topics with nuance and depth.

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Political Calls Remain a Target of Litigation

As election day approaches, TCPA lawsuits over political calls and texts are being filed, even in disregard of recent Supreme Court precedent.

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Political Campaigns Must Contend with New 10DLC Rules

Tuesday, November 8 is election day in what is shaping up to be a busy midterm election year. That means that political campaigns, and the communications and marketing professionals that they hire, are sending campaign-related text messages in enormous volumes. Political campaign messages are afforded some exemptions and privileges under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

January TCPA Litigation Roundup

A month into 2022 and the courts have already been busy with notable Telephone Consumer Act (TCPA) cases. Let’s examine some particularly notable case studies from the month of January.

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Wireless Carrier ‘Trust Score’ Could Be New Barrier to Political Text Message Campaigns

The regulatory issues faced by political text message campaigns is a frequent topic that we cover on this blog.

National Republican Senatorial Committee Faces TCPA Lawsuit

A wide variety of different kinds of political campaigns have been the recipients of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuits.

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FCC Fines Telemarketer $10 Million for Caller ID Spoofing

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) levied an enormous fine against a San Diego-based telemarketer for violations of the Truth in Caller ID Act. The $10 million fine arises from a robocall campaign related to a 2018 election for a seat in the California Assembly.

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President Trump’s Campaign Faces Another TCPA Complaint

While the election is less than a week away, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) risks for political campaigns remain in full force. A resident of New York state filed a lawsuit against President Trump’s re-election campaign alleging violations of the TCPA’s prohibitions against the use of an automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS).

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Political Survey Triggers TCPA Class Action

In our previous coverage of the intersections between politics and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), we have largely focused on lawsuits faced by campaigns for elected office, such as those conducted by President Trump and Michael Bloomberg. But a recent TCPA class action—Drew v. Am. Directions Research, Grp., Case No. 20-cv-00402, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 191780 (N.D. Ill. October 16, 2020)—demonstrates how the risk of TCPA liability extends to other sorts of political communications, namely voter surveys.

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Michael Bloomberg's Presidential Campaign Faces TCPA Suit

The 2020 presidential campaign for Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire media mogul and former New York City mayor, lasted barely more than 3 months and cost a reported $1 billion—mostly coming out of his own pocket.

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