United States Eighth Circuit

Provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 regulating unsolicited faxes, 47 U.S.C. Sec. 227(b)(1)(C), satisfies the constitutional test for regulation of commercial speech and did not violate defendants' First Amendment rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/21/2003
• Published 03/21/2003

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges, and GRITZNER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jill C. LaHue, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for appellant State of Missouri., Mark B. Stern, argued, Dept. of Justice, Washington DC, for appellant U.S., Jeffrey S. Sutton, argued, Columbus, OH, for amicus, Wal-Mart Stores.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stuart A. Banner, argued, Los Angeles, CA, for appellee Fax.com.