Cahaly v. LaRosa is a lawsuit filed in federal court in 2013 that challenged South Carolina's law prohibiting most types of unsolicited consumer and political calls made by Automatic Dialing and Announcing Devices (ADAD), also known as "robocalls".

[1] The automated opinion polling system asked whether U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi should be invited to campaign with six Democratic candidates for the South Carolina Legislature.

[4] After the charges were dropped, Cahaly filed a suit against state officials (including SLED Chief Reginald Lloyd), claiming his constitutional right to free speech had been violated.

The court also ruled that Cahaly lacked standing in order to challenge a provision of disclosure when making an automated call as compelled speech.

[8] In reaction to the U.S. Court of Appeals ruling, several media outlets speculated that political campaigns, especially presidential, would lean much more heavily on the use of automated phone calls in order to reach voters and to push certain messages.