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SG's Office Defends FTC Staff Advisory Opinions

The U.S. solicitor general's office is urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to take up a case that confronts the reach of the informal advisory opinions issued by Federal Trade Commission staff. At issue is an FTC staff advisory letter, issued in 2016, that addressed deceptive and abusive telemarketing practices.