Court Strikes Down FCC Anti-Discrimination Rule Opposed by Internet Providers

Court strikes down FCC anti-discrimination rule opposed by Internet providers

Chairman Brendan Carr celebrates FCC court loss in case over Biden-era rule.

Appeals court strikes down Biden-era FCC 'digital equity' rules

An appeals court vacated the Biden administration’s “digital equity” rules for the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday as the federal agency targets diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who is leading the commission’s anti-DEI crusade, celebrated the ruling handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. “Those regulations would have required broadband providers & others to discriminate o…

Appeals court strikes down Biden-era FCC ‘digital equity’ rules

An appeals court vacated the Biden governance’s FCC “digital equity” rules, ruling they improperly targeted broadband providers in ways the court foun

Eighth Circuit Vacates FCC’s Digital Discrimination Rules

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2026 – A federal appeals court on Wednesday vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s digital discrimination rules.Judge James Loken, writing for a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, held that the FCC erred in two respects: by adopting a disparate impact standard and sweeping too broadly in defining who the rules apply to.“We vacate the final rule in its entirety, leaving the FCC with an unfinishe…

ACA Connects Statement on Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling on FCC's Digital Discrimination Rules

May 6, 2026—America’s Communications Association released the following statement in response to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals vacating the FCC’s digital discrimination rules. “ACA Connects thanks the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals for heeding our arguments on behalf of independent operators about the unwarranted and illegal overreach of the FCC’s digital discrimination rules,” said Grant […]

In ‘Disparate Impact’ Decision, Court Recognizes FCC Is Not a Free-Floating Civil Rights Enforcer, Says ITIF

Statement from Joe Kane following the Eighth Circuit’s decision holding that the Federal Communications Commission “exceeded its statutory authority in adopting a final rule authorizing the imposition of disparate impact liability.”