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Americans for Prosperity v. Becerra; Thomas More Law Center v. Becerra

September 25, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in support of cert. petitions in First Amendment cases, arguing that the Court should grant review of Ninth Circuit judgment permitting California Attorney General...

Gallion v. Charter Communications, Inc.

September 18, 2019

Ninth Circuit denies rehearing en banc in a First Amendment challenge to a prohibition in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The U.S. Chamber filed briefs on the merits and in support...

Gallion v. Charter Communications, Inc.

August 19, 2019

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in support of petition for rehearing, arguing that panel erred in striking down exemption from Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) for calls to collect debts...

Gallion v. Charter Communications, Inc.

July 8, 2019

Ninth Circuit holds that exemption from Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) for calls to collect debts owed to the federal government makes TCPA liability an unjustified content-based...

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...