Day: February 16, 2008

Colorado robocall ban dead

In Colorado, a law to ban the use of automated dialing systems for certain calls died in committee.   The State Veterans and Military Affairs committee voted to kill a bill that would have banned most robocalls in Colorado Wednesday. The committee voted 4 to 1 against the proposal that would have banned the automated dialing systems […]

SueNow.org, LitigateNext.org, ReformerScreedsAgainstCase.org, SpeechSometimeThisYear-Maybe.org

Speechnow.org filed suit in D.C. federal court seeking a preliminary injunction to begin its advocacy as soon as possible.  Case documents are available online.  Writing in today’s Post, Brad Smith and Steve Simpson argue: The First Amendment guarantees the right of citizens to urge political change, and elections present an ideal opportunity to affect policy […]