Junk-Fax Case Gives New Justices Shot at Curbing Government Rules

A Supreme Court decision in a case involving unwanted faxes could end up being a boon to those who want to challenge federal agency decisions in the future.

Signals from the two newest justices that they favor reining in government’s power indicate they will likely find that a district court didn’t have to follow Federal Communications Commission guidance on a federal robocall law in a suit alleging a health-care company violated the law in sending promotional faxes for free e-books, telecom attorneys said.

Both Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, during their time as circuit court judges, voted to cut back ...