“When we get to the Supreme Court, we want to be saying [to a largely conservative bench] this is a severe case of government overreach.”If the Supreme Court agrees to take the case, it could hear oral arguments next spring, said Berninger, who intends to file his appeal within 90 days. Circuit's decision comes days after the FCC's Republican chairman, Ajit Pai, unveiled a separate plan to undo his Democratic predecessor's net neutrality regulations. Pai argued that the rules have discouraged Internet providers from upgrading their networks and that repealing the net neutrality rules would create jobs. But some legal analysts say that Pai's forthcoming regulatory process to roll back the net neutrality rules will keep the Supreme Court from weighing in. Andrew Schwartzman, a public interest lawyer at Georgetown University, said the Supreme Court will likely take a pass.

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2017 16:42 UTC