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title: "Yes, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Just Held You Don’t Need Written Consent To Make Marketing Calls– But Here’s What it Actually Means"
metaTitle: "Court Strikes Down Important FCC Robocall Rule"
description: "Since 2013, under the TCPA, marketing robocalls have required written consent from recipients, but the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit disagrees."
slug: pro-robocall-court-ruling
date: "2026-02-26T12:00:00-05:00"
featured: true
image:
  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/pro-robocall-court-ruling.webp"
  alt: "A renaissance-style god in a judge's robe unleashing an army of robots in telemarketer headsets upon the earth below."
sourcePublisher:
  name: TCPAWorld
  url: "https://tcpaworld.com/"
sourceArticle:
  url: "https://tcpaworld.com/2026/02/26/careful-yes-the-fifth-circuit-court-of-appeals-just-held-you-dont-need-written-consent-to-make-marketing-calls-but-heres-what-it-actually-means/"
tags: ["Robocalls", "TCPA", "FCC"]
status: published
---

...usually when big change comes there is some profound acknowledgement of the way things were and a stated intention to depart from the status quo for a new and brighter tomorrow.

Yesterday’s stunning ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals was none of that. In a ruling entirely devoid of sentimentalism that scarcely acknowledged the law as it has been since 2013, the Court swept away core components of U.S. telemarketing law in a flash...