Verizon’s alleged “legal games” are pretty transparent — and the D.C. Court of Appeals doesn’t seem to be too amused. On Wednesday, the court rejected Verizon’s request for the same panel of judges that ruled against the FCC in favor of Comcast to hear their own appeal against the Commission’s new net neutrality rules. With Verizon’s attempt to hand-pick its judges foiled, lawyers agree that their base strategy of ensuring their case will be heard by the D.C. Court of Appeals is still their best bet.“The motion to have the license appeal heard by the Comcast panel of judges was Verizon’s longest long-shot,” said Larry Downes an industry consultant and author, in an e-mail. “And the denial of that motion doesn’t really affect their overall litigation strategy.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=114936