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Mississippi saw roughly 923 million robocalls in 2025 and ranks at or near the top nationally for spam calls per person, confirming that unwanted calls remain at historically high levels.

Alabama received a record 1.497 billion robocalls in 2025 according to YouMail, the highest annual total in the state’s tracked history and a clear sign that unwanted calls remain at peak levels.

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District vacated a Jefferson County dismissal in Prosser v. Kellas (ED113891), holding that a non-attorney cannot file a motion to dismiss on behalf of an LLC. The unauthorized practice of law rendered the motion a nullity, sending the Missouri Do Not Call text-message case back for further proceedings.

In Ohio Do Not Call cases, screenshots of call logs authenticated by personal knowledge under Evidence Rule 901, paired with a contemporaneous written log, are routinely admitted; Ohio’s one-party consent law also permits participants to record calls for use as evidence.

New York courts admit screenshots of call logs and texts when authenticated by personal knowledge, and certified carrier records under CPLR 4518 provide powerful corroboration in Do Not Call lawsuits; New York’s one-party consent rule also allows participants to record calls legally.

In California Do Not Call cases, full uncropped screenshots of texts or call logs authenticated by the recipient’s personal knowledge are routinely admitted under Evidence Code §§ 1400–1402, while secret audio recordings face major barriers because of California’s all-party consent rule.

Under Illinois’ Restricted Call Registry Act (815 ILCS 402/), residents can recover statutory damages of $500 per violation for illegal telemarketing calls to numbers on the Do Not Call list, plus actual damages and possible additional consumer-fraud remedies.

Under Texas Business & Commerce Code Chapter 304, consumers on the Texas No-Call List can recover up to $500 per violation (plus enhanced DTPA damages, treble damages, and attorney’s fees) when telemarketers ignore the state or federal Do Not Call lists.

Florida’s Do Not Call List law under Fla. Stat. § 501.059 lets residents recover $500 (or up to $1,500 for willful violations) for each illegal telemarketing call or text to a number on the state or federal Do Not Call list.