This legal case is about whether telecommunications companies can use their customers' private information for marketing without their consent. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created regulations to require customer approval before using this information. U.S. West, Inc. challenged these regulations, saying they violated the First and Fifth Amendments of the Constitution. The court ruled that the regulations violated the First Amendment and failed to adequately consider the constitutional implications. In question was whether the regulations were too broad and violated the protection of commercial speech.
U.S. West, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (1999)
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
182 F.3d 1224
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