U.S. Supreme Court,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 26, 2021
Privacy decisions illustrate divergent approaches to statutory interpretation
Earlier this year, two opinions interpreting privacy rights statutes issued within hours of each other, one from the U.S. Supreme Court, one from the California Supreme Court.
Earlier this year, two opinions interpreting privacy rights statutes issued within hours of each other. One, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, interpreted the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. Section 227. The other, decided by the California Supreme Court, interpreted Section 632.7 of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, Cal. Penal Code Sections 630, et seq. An examination of how the two courts interpreted the statutes at issue illustrates their diverg...
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