[20220202]LSB10693_ACA连接v.Bonta：第九巡回法院在优先购买权挑战中支持加州的网络中立法.pdf

CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i ACA Connects v. Bonta: Ninth Circuit Upholds Californias Net Neutrality Law in Preemption Challenge February 2, 2022 On January 28, 2022, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in ACA Connects v. Bonta that Californias net neutrality law, SB-822, is not preempted by federal law. This decision allows California to continue enforcing SB-822. The decision also has implications for other states net neutrality laws. ACA Connects is binding precedent within the Ninth Circuit, which includes Washington and Oregon, states that have enacted their own net neutrality laws. The decision may also be persuasive precedent for courts outside of the Ninth Circuit. This Legal Sidebar provides a brief overview of existing net neutrality law and the ACA Connects case. For context, the Sidebar starts by explaining the legal principles of federal preemption and by describing the FCCs past net neutrality actions. Next, it discusses Californias net neutrality law, SB-822, and the Ninth Circuits reasoning in ACA Connects. Finally, it discusses the decisions implications for t