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A recent court decision has taken its cues from this year’s Supreme Court – which could affect how we all use the Internet.
On August 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit put the FCC’s new net neutrality rules on hold, pending another hearing, now set for late October.
The decision, and the accompanying concurrence, are clearly written and reflect a deference to perceived Congressional intent over that of the expertise and recommendation of the FCC, which is consistent with a very
recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that is quoted within the case. What the court did in early August was simply “stay,” or put on hold, the new regulations that the FCC published on May 22, 2024, pending yet another hearing now scheduled for late in the fall. So for now, and for the foreseeable future, the return of a variation of the net neutrality rules from the Obama administration seems unlikely—at least in the near term.
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