Republican-Appointed Judges Will Hear Net Neutrality Challenge
Three judges that Republican presidents appointed will handle the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ review of the FCC’s net neutrality order. The panel includes Judges Richard Griffin and Raymond Kethledge, who are appointees of President George W. Bush, and…
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John Bush, one of six 6th Circuit judges that President Donald Trump appointed. Oral argument is scheduled for Oct. 31 in Cincinnati in the 6th Floor West Courtroom, starting at 8:30 a.m. EDT (docket 24-7000). Each side was allocated 20 minutes for argument. Some legal experts say it seems likely the 6th Circuit will reject the order as raising major questions that should be left to Congress and the panel's makeup may not prove critical (see 2409030030). Ten of the 6th Circuit's 16 full-time judges are Republican appointees.