Debating Net Neutrality (While We Still Have An Internet)
Four well-versed experts debate the future of the Internet.
ACLU: If Americans Want Privacy & Net Neutrality, They Should Build Their Own Broadband Networks
But hurry up, because cable companies are working overtime to make competition illegal.
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Comcast’s Top Lobbyist Is Pushing A Net Neutrality ‘Compromise’ That Isn’t
If you support net neutrality, the best path forward rests with the courts, not garbage "compromise" legislation.
The Death Of Net Neutrality Will Be Official In April (Cue The Lawsuits)
The only thing slower and costlier than the impending litigation will be the Internet if Ajit Pai wins.
FCC Refuses To Release FOIA Documents Pertaining To Its Stupid Verizon ‘Collusion’ Joke
The most "transparent" FCC ever is not very transparent.
Burger King Explains Net Neutrality Better Than A Million Tech Journal Articles
Burger King is doing a better job explaining the law than the lawyers.
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Morning Docket: 01.25.18
* Grumpy cat should be a little less grumpy after winning $710,000 in a licensing case. [Courthouse News Service] * Remember that judge who gave a Stanford swimmer 6 months for a rape conviction? Yeah, he's poised to get kicked off the bench. [NY Daily News] * Can you get a DUI in an autonomous vehicle? A lot of people aren't familiar with State of Oregon v. The Autobots. [Versus Texas] * Ty Cobb is a lot less eager to meet with Mueller under oath than his client. [New York] * Apparently "AI" is now a verb. That's... awful. [Legal Week] * Your summer associate lunch plans have taken a hit -- Le Bernardin sued over everything from shortchanging employees to sexual harassment. [Le Bernadin] * Your work email is probably in the Dark Web. It's also probably on your firm website, but that doesn't sound as menacing. [National Law Journal] * New York will only do business with ISPs that adhere to net neutrality in a move that many states are expected to copy. I'm sure the states rights-loving politicians who worked tirelessly to kill neutrality will hail this as a triumph of federalism. [New York Law Journal]
Senate Push To Save Net Neutrality Needs Just One Vote, But You Still Shouldn’t Get Your Hopes Up
On the brink of a shutdown, maybe don't put much faith in Congress.
Morning Docket: 01.17.18
* The Trump administration is planning to ask the Supreme Court for assistance in dismantling DACA. That is, because "[i]t defies both law and common sense" that a "single district court in San Francisco" has halted the Trump's plans, the Supreme Court must intervene. [Washington Post] * Unlike the vast majority of law review articles, here's one you may actually care about: According to the Harvard Law Review, Trump's tweets aren't law. We're thrilled to report this isn't fake news. [National Law Journal] * Some law schools are moving full steam ahead in their quest to accept the GRE over the LSAT for admissions purposes, but not this one. Marquette is going to sit around and wait for the ABA to make a decision before it does anything. [Marquette Wire] * Twenty-two state attorneys general have filed suit against the FCC in an effort to stop the repeal of net neutrality rules. Cross your fingers that something good happens here before your bill for internet access goes up. [San Francisco Chronicle] * Facing a $4.4 billion budget deficit, Governor Andrew Cuomo wants New York to pay for a study to see what the health, economic, and criminal justice impacts of legalizing recreational marijuana would be in the state. [New York Law Journal] * Yesterday, New Jersey lawmakers unanimously voted to approve former Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal's nomination to be state attorney general. Grewal is the first Sikh attorney general in U.S. history. Congratulations! [NJ.com]
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Why Must The FCC Insult Everyone’s Intelligence By Misrepresenting Broadband Investment?
It's almost like this whole policy is built on lies.
Net Neutrality Is Going To Be Saved By Trolling Commenters
It's ironic, but fake comments might end up saving the internet.
After Attacking Random Hollywood Supporters Of Net Neutrality, Ajit Pai Attacks Internet Companies
The rank dishonesty of the FCC is astonishing.
It’s Time To Light Up The FCC About Net Neutrality
Net neutrality is instrumental to the growth and continued success of everyone. Stand up and be heard.
Morning Docket: 11.28.17
* While associate bonuses held steady this year, Biglaw's final 2017 numbers are still up in the air... firms have an inordinate amount of unpaid bills out there. Time to start cracking some heads! [New York Law Journal] * Prince Harry is apparently marrying a TV lawyer. [Independent] * The squeaky wheel gets the cert. The Supreme Court routinely runs to the rescue of on a few key judges in dissent. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Looks like PTAB's IPR rules are safe. I could go into more detail but the people who care about that already know what it means based on the first sentence. [Reuters] * Looks like Michael Flynn really is edging toward a plea deal. [ABC News] * Tech GC weighs in on the plan to repeal net neutrality. For some reason, he doesn't think a half-baked plan based on shoddy, self-serving research makes much sense. Weird. [Corporate Counsel] * Interesting analysis of the "commodification" problem in the legal industry. [Forbes] * For anyone who attended a for-profit school and got the shaft, the Project on Predatory Student Lending is out there looking to help. [Legal Services Center]