US justice department sues California to over new net neutrality law

In internet showdown justice department lawsuit is designed to quash a California law that restores protections

The US justice department has sued the state of California, just hours after the state’s governor, Jerry Brown, signed legislation to restore internet protections known as net neutrality.

The justice department said it would take California to court on grounds that the federal government has the exclusive power to regulate net neutrality.

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