A Federal Appeals Court Just Shredded the First Amendment of the Internet
Politics / Corporate-friendly judges have overturned net neutrality, and Trump’s FCC will only make things worse. John Nichols The ability of the Federal Communications Commission to establish and maintain net neutrality rules was overturned on the second day of 2025 by a trio of Republican judicial appointees on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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Despite a federal ruling, state law protects net neutrality in California. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Thursday struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules that prevented internet service providers from blocking content or charging more to deliver it,
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