It was originally put into effect because consumers were growing increasingly angry with the growing number of messages.
In short, the case, according to CNN, is seeking to overturn a 1991 law that greatly limited pre-recorded phone calls or robocalls.
As for the case itself, it’s not exactly a supercharged political one, but it does have the ability to affect all of our lives.
Some exceptions were included at the time, and in the years since, some additional ones have been added including a provision allowing the federal government to use robocalls in an attempt to collect debt.