Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants, Inc. Case Brief Summary | Law Case Explained

Get more case briefs explained with Quimbee. Quimbee has over 35,900 case briefs (and counting) keyed to 984 casebooks ► https://www.quimbee.com/case-briefs-o... Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants, Inc. | 140 S.Ct. 2335 (2020) If you use a phone, you have likely received robocalls. These types of messages are generally prohibited by federal law. However, in Barr versus American Association of Political Consultants, the United States Supreme Court considered whether Congress could carve out an exception for the government to use robocalls to collect government debts. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act was enacted to protect against intrusive and unwanted robocalls. In 2015, Congress amended the act to permit robocalls made to collect debts owed to or guaranteed by the federal government. For example, student loans and mortgages. The American Association of Political Consultants and other organizations sued the United States attorney general, William Barr, claiming that the amendment violated the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment by favoring debt collection content over non debt collection content. In addition, many plaintiffs argued that the act itself was unconstitutional. The district court, applying strict scrutiny, ruled that the amendment was content based but was necessary and narrowly tailored to achieve the government’s compelling interest in collecting debt. The Fourth Circuit also applied strict scrutiny but concluded that the amendment was unconstitutional. However, the Fourth Circuit found that the amendment was severable from the act and only struck down that provision. The United States Supreme Court granted cert. Want more details on this case? Get the rule of law, issues, holding and reasonings, and more case facts here: https://www.quimbee.com/cases/barr-v-... The Quimbee App features over 16,300 case briefs keyed to 223 casebooks. Try it free for 7 days! ► https://www.quimbee.com/case-briefs-o... Have Questions about this Case? Submit your questions and get answers from a real attorney here: https://www.quimbee.com/cases/barr-v-... Did we just become best friends? Stay connected to Quimbee here: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel ► https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Quimbee Case Brief App ► https://www.quimbee.com/case-briefs-o... Facebook ►   / quimbeedotcom   Twitter ►   / quimbeedotcom   #casebriefs #lawcases #casesummaries