Net neutrality advocates won’t appeal loss, say they don’t trust Supreme Court

Net neutrality advocates won’t appeal loss, say they don’t trust Supreme Court

Advocates say Supreme Court shows “hostility toward sound legal reasoning.”…

Advocates for net neutrality say they won't appeal a ruling against the policy, saying they don't trust the US Supreme Court to rule fairly on the issue

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Net Neutrality Advocates Won't Appeal Loss

Advocacy groups have decided not to appeal a federal court ruling striking down Biden-era net neutrality rules, citing the FCC's current Republican majority and a Supreme Court they view as hostile to the issue. Instead, they plan to push for open internet protections through Congress, state laws, and future court cases, while noting California's net neutrality law remains in effect. Ars Technica reports: "Trump's election flipped the FCC majori…

Public Interest Groups Won’t Take Net Neutrality Case to Supreme Court Now

WASHINGTON, August 8, 2025 – Four leading public interest organizations announced Friday they will not seek Supreme Court review of a federal appeals court decision that struck down federal net neutrality rules.“The Sixth Circuit decision makes bad policy as well as bad law,” Andrew Jay Schwartzman, senior counselor of the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, said in a release. “Because it is at odds with the holdings of two other circuits,…

Public Interest Groups Decline To Seek Supreme Court Review of FCC Open Internet Rules

Today, Public Knowledge joined the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, Free Press, and New America’s Open Technology Institute to announce a decision not to file a petition for certiorari seeking U.S. Supreme Court review of a lower court decision that struck down federal Net Neutrality rules. The overturned Federal Communications Commission decision had also classified broadband internet-access services under Title II of the Communication…