{"id":2385614,"date":"2025-01-02T12:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-strikes-down-biden-net-neutrality-rules\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T12:53:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T17:53:19","slug":"appeals-court-strikes-down-biden-net-neutrality-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-strikes-down-biden-net-neutrality-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals court strikes down Biden net neutrality rules &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fappeals-court-strikes-down-biden-net-neutrality-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2385614&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">federal appeals court<\/a> \u2063has\u2062 ruled against the Biden governance&#8217;s\u2064 attempt to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">reinstate net neutrality regulations<\/a>, declaring that the\u2062 Federal Communications Commission \u200c(FCC) did not have the legal \u200dauthority to \u2063do so. This\u2064 ruling from the\u200d U.S. \u200bCourt of Appeals for\u2063 the\u200d 6th \u2063Circuit invalidates the FCC&#8217;s &#8220;Safeguarding\u200d and Securing the Open Internet Order,&#8221; which\u2062 aimed to revive net neutrality rules established in 2015 under President Obama. The three-judge panel determined that broadband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-attorney-generals-office-discovers-astroturf-lobbying-scheme\/\" title=\"N.Y. Attorney General\u2019s office discovers astroturf lobbying scheme\">internet service providers<\/a> cannot\u200c be classified as &#8220;telecommunications services&#8221; under the Communications Act,\u200c a \u200bstatus necessary for enforcing net neutrality. this\u2064 decision follows recent legal changes influenced \u200dby a U.S. Supreme \u2062Court \u2064ruling.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Appeals court strikes down Biden net neutrality rules<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1927173\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>In a significant setback for the outgoing <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden administration<\/a>, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission lacked the legal authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-times-manchin-gave-biden-a-lump-of-coal-ahead-of-possible-2024-showdown\/\" title=\"Manchin gifts Biden coal four times before potential 2024 clash\">reinstate net neutrality rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit invalidates the FCC&rsquo;s 2024 &ldquo;Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet Order,&rdquo; which reintroduced regulations originally enacted in 2015 under the Obama administration.<\/p>\n<p>The three-judge panel, based in Cincinnati, concluded that broadband internet service providers cannot be classified as &ldquo;telecommunications services&rdquo; under Title II of the Communications Act, a designation that underpins net neutrality enforcement. <\/p>\n<p>The court&rsquo;s decision comes amid a shifting legal landscape following the U.S. Supreme Court&rsquo;s 2024 decision in&nbsp;<em>Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo<\/em>, which overturned the&nbsp;<em>Chevron<\/em>&nbsp;doctrine, eliminating judicial deference to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today we consider the latest FCC order, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3117857\/biden-administration-backed-net-neutrality-regulations-jeopardy-court-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">issued in 2024<\/a>, which resurrected the FCC&rsquo;s heavy-handed regulatory regime,&rdquo; the judges wrote in their 26-page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/68858516\/mcp-no-185-open-internet-rule-fcc-24-52\/?filed_after=&amp;filed_before=&amp;entry_gte=&amp;entry_lte=&amp;order_by=desc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ruling<\/a>. Using &ldquo;the traditional tools of statutory construction,&rdquo; the court determined that broadband providers offer only an &ldquo;information service&rdquo; and are, therefore, not subject to the FCC&rsquo;s net neutrality policies.<\/p>\n<p>The decision sparked widespread reactions on both sides of the net neutrality debate. Evan Swarztrauber, senior vice president at Ax Advocacy and a longtime opponent of Title II regulations, celebrated the ruling on X, calling it a big win for figures such as former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and &ldquo;countless others who fought this battle over many years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NetNeutrality?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NetNeutrality<\/a> via Title II struck down by the Sixth Circuit. This is a massive victory for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AjitPai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AjitPai<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrendanCarrFCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BrendanCarrFCC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MPORielly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MPORielly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomMJohnsonJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TomMJohnsonJr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SimingtonFCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SimingtonFCC<\/a>, and countless others who fought this battle over many years. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9phXKdlKDw\">https:\/\/t.co\/9phXKdlKDw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evan Swarztrauber (@SayreEvan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SayreEvan\/status\/1874861977681707071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Net neutrality, the principle that internet service providers must treat all internet traffic equally, has been a political flashpoint for over a decade. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE&nbsp;TO&nbsp;READ&nbsp;MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the Obama-era FCC classified broadband providers as Title II telecommunications services in 2015, a Republican-led FCC under then-President Donald Trump repealed those rules in 2017, arguing that lighter regulation would foster innovation and investment.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration sought to reverse that decision, tasking the FCC in 2024 with reimplementing net neutrality through the Safeguarding Order. However, the court&rsquo;s decision blocks that effort, citing the FCC&rsquo;s lack of authority under the Communications Act.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and will be updated<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1927173\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1927173\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Appeals court overturns Biden&#8217;s net neutrality regulations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2385617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Net_Neutrality_1987.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32324,3620,47770,47771],"class_list":["post-2385614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-appeals-court","tag-biden","tag-net-neutrality","tag-telecommunications"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Net_Neutrality_1987.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385614"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385619,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385614\/revisions\/2385619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}