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Links: SCOTUS Allows Suits Against Telemarketers
Posted by Steven Wu on Monday, May 05 @ 12:18:47 EDT Governance
In Illinois ex rel. Madigan v. Telemarketing Associates, Inc., a decision handed down today, the Supreme Court rules that the First Amendment does not preclude suits against charity fund-raisers, including telemarketers, who commit "fradulent charitable solicitation," e.g. by misrepresenting how much of a donor's money goes to charity.

Via How Appealing, news stories about the decision can be found here and here.

 
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