Passengers stranded by the July 2024 CrowdStrike software outage are petitioning the Supreme Court to sue for damages, though Delta's lawsuit against CrowdStrike was allowed to proceed. The passengers' case was dismissed under the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act, which bars state law claims related to airline services, despite CrowdStrike not being an airline. The Supreme Court must resolve conflicting interpretations among federal appeals courts about what qualifies as an airline "service" under the preemption doctrine.
Cities and counties oppose an FCC proposal to override local broadband permitting rules, arguing it would undermine public safety protections and that ISPs themselves delay deployments. The FCC says local rules excessively delay approvals and increase costs, while local governments contend the plan is illegal and should instead address ISP anti-competitive tactics.