Justice Department Drops California Net Neutrality Fight (1)

The Biden administration is seeking to withdraw a federal lawsuit challenging California’s net neutrality law.

The Justice Department Monday filed to dismiss the case, which the Trump administration launched in 2018 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Telecommunications industry trade groups continue to challenge the law in the same court. A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 23.

Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel praised the Justice Department’s move. States like California “sought to fill the void with their own laws” after the FCC rolled back Obama-era net neutrality rules that banned internet service providers from blocking, ...