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01-17-2018, 10:22 AM
Net neutrality's latest hope: 22 state attorneys general file lawsuit against FCC
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The attorneys general of 22 states — including New York, California, Kentucky, and Mississippi — are suing over the repeal of net neutrality regulations.*
SEE ALSO: Internet pioneers call on Congress to save net neutrality (http://mashable.com/2017/12/11/net-neutrality-congress-internet-pioneers-fcc-cancel-vote/)
This comes the day after Democrats in the Senate announced they had 50 votes (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/01/15/the-senates-push-to-overrule-the-fcc-on-net-neutrality-now-has-50-votes-democrats-say/?utm_term=.71c406bdc10f) for legislation that would override the recent vote by the Federal Communications Commission. That's a step in the right direction, but with a Republican-controlled House and Donald Trump in the White House, it almost certainly won't lead to legislative victory for net neutrality.*
So, the nation turns to the courts. The lawsuit was filed (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/petition_-_filed.pdf) Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/16/22-states-lawsuit-fcc-net-neutrality/)
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The attorneys general of 22 states — including New York, California, Kentucky, and Mississippi — are suing over the repeal of net neutrality regulations.*
SEE ALSO: Internet pioneers call on Congress to save net neutrality (http://mashable.com/2017/12/11/net-neutrality-congress-internet-pioneers-fcc-cancel-vote/)
This comes the day after Democrats in the Senate announced they had 50 votes (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/01/15/the-senates-push-to-overrule-the-fcc-on-net-neutrality-now-has-50-votes-democrats-say/?utm_term=.71c406bdc10f) for legislation that would override the recent vote by the Federal Communications Commission. That's a step in the right direction, but with a Republican-controlled House and Donald Trump in the White House, it almost certainly won't lead to legislative victory for net neutrality.*
So, the nation turns to the courts. The lawsuit was filed (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/petition_-_filed.pdf) Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/16/22-states-lawsuit-fcc-net-neutrality/)
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