Mozilla, Others Won't Appeal Net Neutrality Loss to SCOTUS
Mozilla and others let pass a July 6 deadline to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a lower court's decision to mostly uphold an FCC repeal of its earlier net neutrality order, the company blogged Monday and the U.S. Court…
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of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit docket showed Tuesday. Mozilla petitioned the D.C. Circuit for rehearing on Mozilla vs. FCC, case no. 18-1051 (see 1910010018), which the court turned down in February (see 2002180054). "The D.C. Circuit decision positions the net neutrality movement to continue on many fronts, starting with a defense of California’s strong new law to protect consumers online -- a law that was on hold pending resolution of this case," wrote Mozilla Vice President-Global Policy, Trust and Security Alan Davidson and Chief Legal Officer Amy Keating. They expect other states to follow, and will "look to a future Congress or future FCC to take up the issue." The FCC is "pleased that the opponents of the Restoring Internet Freedom Order have decided not to appeal their loss in the D.C. Circuit," a spokesperson emailed Tuesday.