Article Archives >> Lead Stories >> March 16-31, 2004
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FTC May Limit Telemarketing
For Charities Under Patriot Act
Court says restrictions on professional solicitors
are within Commission's authority and are constitutional
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A federal District Court in Maryland has held that "modest restrictions" imposed by the Federal Trade Commission upon professional telemarketers who solicit contributions for charity are not unconstitutional. The Court has rejected claims that rules passed pursuant to the Patriot Act exceed the FTC's statutory authority and violate the First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. ( National Federation of the Blind v. FTC , D. Md. , No. JFM-03-963, 2/24/04.)
Article Archives >> Lead Stories >> March 16-31, 2004
