Net Neutrality Arguments at Sixth Circuit Focus on Law’s Text

While the future of net neutrality may hinge on the Sixth Circuit’s view of it under the major questions doctrine, one judge said Thursday that he was more interested in whether internet service providers can mess with website loading speeds given the text of the law in question.

Judge Raymond M. Kethledge of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit pushed internet industry groups, the Federal Communications Commission, and organizations supporting the agency on specific words and phrases in the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

“After 16 years as a judge, let’s just talk about the words,” said Kethledge, ...