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23 Attorneys General Refile Challenge To FCC Net Neutrality Repeal (engadget.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: A coalition of 22 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia on Thursday refiled legal challenges intended to block the Trump administration's repeal of landmark rules designed to ensure a free and open internet from taking effect. The Federal Communications Commission officially published its order overturning the net neutrality rules in the Federal Register on Thursday, a procedural step that allows for the filing of legal challenges. The states, along with web browser developer Mozilla and video-sharing website Vimeo, had filed petitions preserving their right to sue in January, but agreed to withdraw them last Friday and wait for the FCC's publication. The attorneys general argue that the FCC cannot make "arbitrary and capricious" changes to existing policies and that it misinterpreted and disregarded "critical record evidence on industry practices and harm to consumers and businesses." The White House Office of Management and Budget still must sign off on some aspects of the FCC reversal before it takes legal effect. That could take months.
Ah yes, the classic 'this regulation doesn't prevent every possible abuse, so we should overturn it and let ISPs do whatever they want instead of taking some protections now and fixing the problem later' argument. Good one.
I'm sick of lying trolls like that. Everyone sees right through you. When a regulation doesn't go far enough, or a law should address it (because team (R) is in power and you actually want anti-NN to be the law), you don't strip all protections in the mean time. That's being disingenuous, you want full repeal and no NN regs and you damn well know it.
Elected office holders need to take a position for what is a hot-button issue. IANAL but I don't see how these lawsuits will amount to anything more than a strongly worded letter. The result will likely be Ajit Pai making another mocking and condescending video trolling the public.
All that effort to get Net Neutrality repealed and now they will have not not only fight every state, county, and city, but they will also likely have a complete patchwork of implementation they will have to implement or maintain or they will get sued out of their profit. I would not be surprised if they quietly give up.