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31 Hastings Comm. & Ent. L.J. 153 (2008-2009)
Keeping the Internet Neutral: Net Neutrality and its Role in Protecting Political Expression on the Internet

handle is hein.journals/hascom31 and id is 159 raw text is: Keeping the Internet Neutral: Net Neutrality and its Role in Protecting Political Expression on the Internet by JENNIFER L. NEWMAN* I. In tro d u ctio n .................................................................................................. 15 3 II. The Internet-What is it and How Does it Really Work? ............................. 156 1I. Regulation and Legislation of the Internet .................................................... 157 A. Federal Communications Commission Internet Policy Statement ......... 157 B. Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 ............................................. 158 C. Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008 ........................................... 159 IV. Lobbying Campaigns: Network Neutrality vs. Network Competition ......... 160 A . N etw ork N eutrality ................................................................................ 160 B. Providing Preferential Treatment Based on Source ............................... 161 C. Providing Preferential Treatment Based on Content ............................. 162 D . The Case for N et N eutrality ................................................................... 163 E . N et C om petition .................................................................................... 165 V. Political Communication and the Internet ..................................................... 166 A . Protection of Political Expression .......................................................... 166 B. Political Communication and Expression on the Internet ...................... 167 C. Net Neutrality and Political Expression on the Internet ......................... 169 V I. C on clu sion ................................................................................................... 17 1 I. Introduction The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law.. abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.1 In particular, throughout history the Supreme Court decided a number of cases granting increased protection to political speech.2 In Monitor Patriot * University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Juris Doctor Candidate, 2009; University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Political Science & B.A., Mass Communications, 2005. Jennifer would like to thank Shannon, Scott and DK for their guidance and support in writing this note. 1. U.S. CONST. amend. I. 2. See, e.g., Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976): Monitor Patriot Co. v. Roy 401 U.S. 265 (1971); New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964).

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