These are the 2019 court fights that will decide the future of net neutrality

Here’s what to expect as the fight over network neutrality enters its next act.

• A big federal court case against the Federal Communications Commission. Oral argument set for early Feb in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. 
• States versus the federal government. The DC Circuit’s decision is expected to set the tone for other court fights over net neutrality, in particular the Trump administration’s legal efforts to block California from enforcing its own net neutrality legislation.
• What about legislation? Although many experts had hoped Congress would finish the net neutrality fight decisively with clear legislation that lays out how internet service providers can and cannot manipulate internet traffic, split partisan control of Capitol Hill isn’t likely to lead to much compromise this year, analysts say.