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Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck

June 17, 2019

Supreme Court agrees with U.S. Chamber that operating a public forum for speech does not make a private company a state actor, even where those operations are licensed or heavily regulated by the...

Duguid v. Facebook, Inc.

June 13, 2019

Ninth Circuit holds that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s debt-collection exception is a content-based regulation of speech that violates the First Amendment, and strikes that exception...

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers v. O’Keeffe

May 13, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court denies cert. petition to review whether Oregon’s “Clean Fuels Program” unconstitutionally discriminates against out of state fuel producers. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus...

California v. Superior Court

April 16, 2019

California Court of Appeal reverses judgment granting retailers’ motion to dismiss retail-price-discount claims brought under California Business & Professions Code 17501 by City of Los...

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. FEC

March 18, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in campaign-finance case, arguing D.C. Circuit should reverse the decision of the district court that struck down the FEC’s long-standing interpretation of the...

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers v. O’Keeffe

February 8, 2019

U.S. Chamber and the National Association of Manufacturers file amicus brief urging Supreme Court to review whether Oregon’s “Clean Fuels Program” unconstitutionally discriminates against out of...

American Beverage Assn. v. City and County of San Francisco

January 31, 2019

En banc Ninth Circuit unanimously holds that San Francisco’s required health warnings for sugary drinks violate beverage makers’ constitutional free speech rights

Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck

December 11, 2018

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging U.S. Supreme Court to hold that a company’s decision to open its private property for speech by the public does not make it a state actor subject to First...

California v. Superior Court

December 3, 2018

U.S. Chamber joins coalition amicus brief arguing Court of Appeal should affirm trial court’s judgment that California Section 17501’s prohibition against retailer advertising of price discounts...

Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia v. City of Philadelphia

November 28, 2018

U.S. Chamber leads coalition amicus brief in Third Circuit in support of First Amendment challenge to City of Philadelphia ordinance prohibiting employers from asking prospective employees about...