Net Neutrality Archives
Net Neutrality

03/23/2015: FCC faced first lawsuit over net neutrality

02/04/2015: FCC chairman proposed regulating internet like a public utility

11/10/2014: Obama urged FCC to adopt net neutrality rules

05/14/2014: FCC approved new internet traffic rules favoring prioritization of internet services

01/14/2014: Federal appeals court struck down FCC regulations regarding net neutrality

12/21/2010: FCC approved net neutrality rules

THIS DAY @ LAW

US House voted to impeach President Clinton

On December 19, 1998, a divided US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on charges of lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice in the Monica Lewinsky affair.

Read the Articles of Impeachment.

UK signs Hong Kong over to China

On December 19, 1984, the United Kingdom and China signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which ceded control of Hong Kong to the government of mainland China in 1997. The treaty also ensured that Hong Kong would retain its capitalist and democratic systems for at least 50 years after the transfer of power.