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Consumer Advocacy Groups Want to Join FCC, Defend Net Neutrality in Court
The groups worry a future Republican FCC would be less interested in defending the rules.
The groups worry a future Republican FCC would be less interested in defending the rules.
The rules take a narrow approach to preempting state laws.
The FCC wants the case moved to the D.C. Circuit, which has previously ruled in the agency's favor on net neutrality.
A conservative advocacy group has been challenging the $8 billion fund in court.
'This Court should stay the FCC’s latest flip-flop pending judicial review. Petitioners are overwhelmingly likely to succeed on the merits.'
The Sixth Circuit was selected by lottery because national and state trade groups had filed identical appeals in four other circuits.
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Sixth Circuit adopted reasons from another appeal court.