Aca Connects v. Rob Bonta

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ACA CONNECTS – AMERICA’S No. 21-15430

COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,

FKA American Cable Association; D.C. No. CTIA – THE WIRELESS 2:18-cv-02684-

ASSOCIATION; NCTA – THE JAM-DB

INTERNET & TELEVISION

ASSOCIATION; USTELECOM – THE

BROADBAND ASSOCIATION, OPINION

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

ROB BONTA, in his official capacity as Attorney General of California, Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California John A. Mendez, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted September 14, 2021 San Francisco, California

Filed January 28, 2022 Before: J. Clifford Wallace, Mary M. Schroeder, and Danielle J. Forrest, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Schroeder; Concurrence by Judge Wallace

SUMMARY*

Preliminary Injunction / Preemption

The panel affirmed the district court’s order denying plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018, or SB-822.

In a 2018 order, the…