When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, declaring that all men were created equal, he owned slaves. Women couldn't vote. But, throughout history, our abolitionists, suffragettes, and civil rights leaders called on our nation, in reality, to live up to the nation's professed ideals in that Declaration.

If the court is a political institution making important political decisions, then the public should debate the politics of Supreme Court decisions.

If the court is a political institution making important political decisions, then the public should debate the politics of Supreme Court decisions.

The FCC can't enforce press-statement principles without adopting official rules, and those rules must be based on the legal theory of reclassification.

'Network neutrality' is sometimes called 'Internet freedom' or 'Internet openness' and is a legal principle that would forbid cable and phone companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast from blocking some websites or providing special priority to others.

The Open Internet principles were not legal rules adopted by the FCC; they were effectively a press statement posted on the FCC website.