Supreme Court Rules FCC Can Loosen Media Ownership Regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling stipulating that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can relax media ownership rules and reverse a court decision handed down by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
Before the April 1 Supreme Court ruling, the lower court ruling had blocked the FCC’s repeal of some media ownership regulations in 2017 for failing to consider the effects of the regulations on ownership by racial minorities and women. Critics of the industry have said further consolidation could limit media choices for consumers.
The Prometheus Radio Project and other public interest groups challenged the FCC’s changes, arguing that the body used flawed data.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Tuesday he will not block California's state net neutrality law aimed at protecting the open internet, acc.
California should soon implement its landmark net neutrality law under a judge's ruling on Tuesday, nearly three years after the state legislature enacted the measure, the state attorney general's office said.
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Tuesday he will not block California s state net neutrality law aimed at protecting the open internet, according to a lawyer who listened to the hearing.
Several trade groups had filed suit to block California s net neutrality law of 2018 that has never taken effect.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Justice Department withdrew its Trump-era legal challenge to the California law.
Andrew Jay Schwartzman, a senior counselor for the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society that filed in support of California, said the judge s decision was a huge victory for net neutrality.