Calif. Urges Court Not to Block State Net Neutrality Law
Foes of California’s net neutrality law show no irreparable harm justifying a preliminary injunction against enforcing its SB-822, state Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) responded Wednesday night to DOJ’s and ISPs’ lawsuits at U.S. District Court in Sacramento. The U.S.…
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Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Mozilla v. FCC rejected arguments FCC net neutrality rules preempted states, the AG said (in Pacer). "Just as the FCC had no statutory authority to issue its Preemption Directive, it could not have adopted a ‘federal deregulatory policy’ that is binding on the states.” SB-822's author, state Sen. Scott Wiener (D), supported the AG's filing and said President Donald Trump's suit shows "how scary this legislation is to him and his cronies."