No. 19-575

Charter Communications, Inc., et al. v. Steve Gallion, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-01
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Relisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: automatic-dialing-system constitutional-violation content-based-restrictions first-amendment government-debt-collection-exception judicial-remedy ninth-circuit prerecorded-voice severability speech-limitation tcpa telephone-consumer-protection-act
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri ClassAction
Latest Conference: 2020-07-08 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the TCPA's prohibitions on calls made using an automatic dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice are unconstitutional content-based restrictions of speech, and if so whether the Ninth Circuit erred in "remedying" that constitutional violation by broadening the prohibitions to abridge more speech.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the TCPA's prohibitions on calls made using an automatic dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice are unconstitutional content-based restrictions of speech, and if so whether the Ninth Circuit erred in 'remedying' that constitutional violation by broadening the prohibitions to abridge more speech

Docket Entries

2020-07-09
Petition DENIED. The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-07-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/8/2020.
2019-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-20
Reply of petitioners Charter Communications, Inc., et al. filed.
2019-12-09
Brief of respondent Steve Gallion in opposition filed.
2019-12-02
Brief of respondent United States filed.
2019-12-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 2, 2019 to December 9, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-12-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 9, 2019.
2019-12-02
Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
2019-11-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 2, 2019)

Attorneys

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
Shay DvoretzkyJones Day, Amicus
Charter Communications, Inc., et al.
Richard P. BressLatham & Watkins LLP, Petitioner
Steve Gallion
Scott Lawrence NelsonPublic Citizen Litigation Group, Respondent
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent