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Joshua I. Hammack

Joshua I. Hammack is a partner at Bailey & Glasser in Washington, D.C. His practice includes appellate litigation, commercial disputes and consumer cases.

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Statements by Joshua I. Hammack

Joshua I. Hammack

Role at the time: Counsel for Michael Salazar at Supreme Court oral argument

Challenged the characterization

Statement summary

Hammack argues that Congress did not limit consumer status to subscriptions for audiovisual goods or services.

“not in the definition of "consumer." That choice is dispositive.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Salazar v. Paramount Global, official October 14 oral argument transcriptPrinted pages 3-5, Hammack opening; pages 43-45, Clement opening
Why we used this label

The reference is Paramount's narrow consumer definition. Hammack challenges that legal interpretation rather than defending Paramount's exclusion.

Read statementParamount says a newsletter subscription does not confer video-privacy protections; Salazar disagrees

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