WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended the court fight over repealed Obama-era “net neutrality” rules that required internet providers to treat all online traffic equally.
The court on Monday rejected appeals from the telecommunications industry seeking to throw out a lower court ruling in favor of the “net neutrality” rules. The Federal Communications Commission under President Donald Trump has rolled back the rules, but the industry also wanted to wipe the court ruling off the books.
Conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas would have granted the industry’s request. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh took no part in the case without offering a reason.
Kavanaugh ruled on the issue while an appeals court judge and Roberts has an investment portfolio that includes telecommunications companies.
Yep…ALL for the middle class and believing that all people are created ‘equal’. Except of course, those with money…
Can someone expand upon what this means going forward? Trump repealed the rules, and yet the lower ruling that went against the telecom industry stands? That seems paradoxical.
Feeling dense, but missing the bottom line. Does this mean a future president could reinstate the rules?
The dirty three that are bought and paid corporate shills, soon they will add the fourth.
Agreed, not clear what the implications of this are…
Yep, or Congress could get off their collective azzes, including Dims in this one.