DM News: ATA Files No-Call Appeal With Supreme Court

The American Teleservices Association (ATA) made good its threat to take its failed appeals of the Do-Not-Call Registry to the Supreme Court. In a filing requesting a hearing, the ATA argued that the Registry constitutes a free speech infringement and fees paid the Registry an illegal tax on speech. The writ of certiorari called the new regulations "a cautionary example of what happens when federal agencies allow perceived political imperatives to override constitutional concerns."