Supreme Court Upholds Cellphone Robocall Ban

Supreme Court Upholds Cellphone Robocall Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 30, 2020. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo
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WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a 1991 law that bars robocalls to cellphones.

The case, argued by telephone in May because of the coronavirus pandemic, only arose after Congress in 2015 created an exception in the law that allowed the automated calls for collection of government debt.