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DESCRIPTION:INDIANAPOLIS — Attorney General Todd Rokita is leading a mult
 istate action to overturn a federal court decision and ensure state attorn
 eys general can effectively fight robocalls.\n\nThirty-five attorneys gene
 ral are part of a bipartisan coalition led by Attorney General Rokita and 
 North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein. The participating states have 
 filed an amicus brief arguing that — contrary to a federal district cour
 t’s ruling — the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) robocall
  ban was enforceable from 2015 to 2020.\n\n“Hoosiers are sick and tired 
 of being harassed by illegal and unwanted robocalls\,” Attorney General 
 Rokita said. “Just as I promised when I ran for this office\, we will st
 ay on the offense in our efforts to protect Indiana consumers.”\n\nIn 20
 15\, then-President Barack Obama signed into law a “government-debt exce
 ption” to the TCPA. This exception allowed for calls and texts to consum
 ers made for the purpose of collecting on debts owed to (or guaranteed by)
  the federal government. In 2020\, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated that
  exception and severed it from rest of the TCPA.\n\nLater\, a district cou
 rt ruled in Lindenbaum v. Realgy that the part of the law that was struck 
 down (the “government-debt exception”) contaminated the entirety of th
 e TCPA during the period after it was enacted and before it was judicially
  severed from the TCPA. The TCPA\, therefore\, could not be used to hold r
 obocallers accountable for actions committed between 2015 and 2020.\n\nSta
 te attorneys general are at the forefront of the fight against robocalls\,
  which are immensely frustrating and can cause real financial harm. The bi
 partisan coalition argues that\, aside from the government debt exception\
 , the rest of the TCPA can and must be upheld so it can be enforced.\n\nTh
 e brief is attached.\n\n###
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SUMMARY:Attorney General Todd Rokita Leads Multistate Effort to Protect Abi
 lity to Combat Robocalls
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 s_multistate_effort_to_protect_ability_to_combat_robocalls
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