TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 31, 2024

The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals recently considered two cases: government-proposed net neutrality rules and alleged unfair labor practices by Starbucks. In the first case, a panel of three judges heard oral arguments about whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had the authority to issue rules prohibiting internet service providers from blocking or slowing traffic from competitors or giving preferential treatment to certain customers. While industry groups argued that the “major questions doctrine” should limit the agency’s power, the government argued that the doctrine was properly applied. In the second case, the court heard from Starbucks Corp., which argued that the National Labor Relations Board erred when it ordered the company to pay “all direct or foreseeable pecuniary harms” stemming from it found to be the illegal firing of an employee. Bloomberg Law reports on both hearings.