Legal Matters: Double Jeopardy Over State Do-Not-Mail Bills

A Familiar Model
Legislation seeking to limit unwelcome mail generally is modeled after the federal National Do Not Call Registry established by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2003. Few pieces of legislation have engendered such strong and favorable public support. To date, more than 170 million telephone numbers have been registered — 62 million in the first year and almost 25 million more last year alone. Americans clearly don’t want uninvited phone calls.