A federal judge has upheld Colorado’s law that bars telemarketers from phoning residents whose numbers are listed in a state registry, according to wire service reports.
Colorado Citizens for Free Speech, a group headed by Jeffrey Burke, owner of a mortgage company, had argued the law was an unconstitutional regulation of commercial speech.
“The court’s ruling keeps in place this landmark law that protects the privacy of Colorado’s citizens in their homes,” Attorney General Ken Salazar said in a statement. U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn issued his Aug. 27 ruling, made public yesterday.
The group argued the law was inconsistent because it allows calls by companies that have an established business relationship with residents and exempts political and charitable entities. In dismissing the case and awarding court costs to the state, Blackburn said the no-call registry met a substantial government interest and was reasonable.
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