Legal Opinion
Soundboard Ass'n v. Fed. Trade Comm'n
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 27, 2018No. 17-5093PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dissenting Opinion filed by Circuit Judge Millett.
Wilkins, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from Appellant Soundboard Association's ("SBA's") challenge to a November 10, 2016 informal opinion letter (the "2016 Letter") issued by Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") staff. The 2016 Letter stated it was the FTC staff's opinion that telemarketing technology used by SBA's members is subject to the FTC's regulation of so-called "robocalls," and it announced the rescission of a 2009 FTC staff letter (the "2009 Letter") that had reached the opposite conclusion.
SBA filed suit seeking to…
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