In one of its last actions of this term, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the injunctions imposed by both the Fourth and Ninth Circuits, while also deciding to hear the substance of the lawsuits in the fall term. The case before the Fourth Circuit, International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump, centered on whether […]
Author Archive | Lydia Chiro
Ninth Circuit prevents most of President Trump’s revised travel ban from taking effect
On June 12, 2017, the Ninth Circuit issued its highly anticipated opinion in the case State of Hawaii, et al. v. Trump. The Court upheld the district court’s injunction enjoining the government from carrying out President Trump’s revised executive order, entitled “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States,” which banned certain […]
Federal Communications Commission considering rolling back its net neutrality rules
In the spring of 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), under then-President Obama, promulgated its rules pertaining to an “open Internet,” also known as “net neutrality,” classifying broadband Internet services, such as AT&T, CenturyLink, Verizon, and Windstream, as utilities. The FCC justified its rules on the ground that they “are designed to protect free expression […]
