Justices Focus On Grammar, Technology In TCPA Case Over Facebook Text Messages

Mealey's (December 8, 2020, 4:30 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In oral arguments Dec. 8, the U.S. Supreme Court questioned the grammar and construction, as well as the relevance of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), as Facebook Inc., the U.S. government and a cell phone owner debated the proper definition of the term “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS) within the statute (Facebook Inc. v. Noah Duguid, et al., No. 19-511, U.S. Sup.)....