Tejas N. Narechania
@tnarecha.bsky.social
Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law.
"[A]cademic and informed commentator."
Main interests, alphabetically: administrative law; federal courts; intellectual property; Internet & telecom. regulation. Publications: http://bit.ly/tnarecha
"[A]cademic and informed commentator."
Main interests, alphabetically: administrative law; federal courts; intellectual property; Internet & telecom. regulation. Publications: http://bit.ly/tnarecha
NFIB v. Sebelius, unconstitutional coercion. Particularly in view of 152(b) and the lack of any federal authority over broadband service regulation.
The Trump administration is promising to block billions in already awarded infrastructure bill broadband grants to any state that tries to enforce net neutrality or impose any sort of price controls on the U.S.' shitty broadband monopolies:
Trump admin demands states exempt ISPs from net neutrality and price laws
US says net neutrality is price regulation and is banned in $42B grant program.
arstechnica.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
NFIB v. Sebelius, unconstitutional coercion. Particularly in view of 152(b) and the lack of any federal authority over broadband service regulation.
Will Brendan Carr go on a podcast about this?
Emergency call service was disrupted across Louisiana and Mississippi for more than two hours on Thursday afternoon, officials said, citing damage to fiber optic lines operated by AT&T.
911 Service Is Disrupted Across Louisiana and Mississippi
Damage to fiber optic lines operated by AT&T was to blame for the outage, the authorities said, but foul play was not suspected.
nyti.ms
September 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Will Brendan Carr go on a podcast about this?
More than any other Court in history, the Roberts Court uses its docket discretion for the purpose of reconsidering and overruling precedent.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
September 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
More than any other Court in history, the Roberts Court uses its docket discretion for the purpose of reconsidering and overruling precedent.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Federal Communications Bar Association has an annual dinner, where, by tradition, the FCC Chair gives a speech.
Is Jimmy Kimmel available to emcee the event? The FCBA should seriously consider it.
Is Jimmy Kimmel available to emcee the event? The FCBA should seriously consider it.
September 19, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The Federal Communications Bar Association has an annual dinner, where, by tradition, the FCC Chair gives a speech.
Is Jimmy Kimmel available to emcee the event? The FCBA should seriously consider it.
Is Jimmy Kimmel available to emcee the event? The FCBA should seriously consider it.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
Reposted by Tejas N. Narechania
I wrote a little bit about how California proposed a law making broadband affordable for poor people.
And how telecom lobbyists have already destroyed the effort:
And how telecom lobbyists have already destroyed the effort:
California Proposed A Law Making Broadband Affordable For Poor People. Telecom Lobbyists Have Already Destroyed It.
Last January, Democratic California Assemblymember Tasha Boerner introduced the California Affordable Home Internet Act (AB 353), which mandated that large ISPs in the state needed to provide broad…
www.techdirt.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I wrote a little bit about how California proposed a law making broadband affordable for poor people.
And how telecom lobbyists have already destroyed the effort:
And how telecom lobbyists have already destroyed the effort:
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UC Berkeley Law Professor Tejas Narechania (@tnarecha.bsky.social) weighed in on CA's effort to regulate streaming services, saying it can attempt to enact “consumer protections aimed at California residents, even if they affected out-of-state content providers.” calmatters.org/newsletter/c...
Big changes unfolding for CA housing
Between an increasingly influential union and a new state housing agency, one of California’s biggest crises is getting a shakeup.
calmatters.org
July 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
UC Berkeley Law Professor Tejas Narechania (@tnarecha.bsky.social) weighed in on CA's effort to regulate streaming services, saying it can attempt to enact “consumer protections aimed at California residents, even if they affected out-of-state content providers.” calmatters.org/newsletter/c...
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From a discretionary denial decision last week: "it is an inefficient use of Board resources to review the ’540 patent that has been dismissed from the litigation."
So if it's in litigation, it's a waste of resources to review. And if it isn't... it's a waste of resources to review.
GMAFB.
So if it's in litigation, it's a waste of resources to review. And if it isn't... it's a waste of resources to review.
GMAFB.
June 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
From a discretionary denial decision last week: "it is an inefficient use of Board resources to review the ’540 patent that has been dismissed from the litigation."
So if it's in litigation, it's a waste of resources to review. And if it isn't... it's a waste of resources to review.
GMAFB.
So if it's in litigation, it's a waste of resources to review. And if it isn't... it's a waste of resources to review.
GMAFB.
But it still says "brought to life in the USA" which would seem to run afoul of FTC guidelines, see www.ftc.gov/business-gui...
What will Andrew Ferguson do?? Probably nothing.
What will Andrew Ferguson do?? Probably nothing.
June 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
But it still says "brought to life in the USA" which would seem to run afoul of FTC guidelines, see www.ftc.gov/business-gui...
What will Andrew Ferguson do?? Probably nothing.
What will Andrew Ferguson do?? Probably nothing.
a fairness doctrine for polarized media
The merger condition is a new strategy in the Republican-controlled FTC's fight against alleged advertising boycotts, which could help Elon Musk's X social network and President Trump's own Truth Social platform.
Trump’s FTC announces merger condition that prohibits advertising boycotts
Merging firms agree to FTC demands in order to create world’s largest ad agency.
arstechnica.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
a fairness doctrine for polarized media
Great piece + thread
In @theatlantic.com, Asad Ramzanali and I argue why an “abundance agenda” approach hasn’t solved and won’t solve a long-held policy goal of providing affordable, high-speed internet to everyone in the United States. 1/7
Red Tape Isn’t the Only Reason America Can’t Build
The failure to deploy rural broadband has become synonymous with excessive bureaucracy. The real story is more complicated.
www.theatlantic.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Great piece + thread
Why federalism should embrace a federal moratorium on state regulation of AI is ... a take.
Exactly the sort of post-hoc ends-oriented nonsense you'd expect
Exactly the sort of post-hoc ends-oriented nonsense you'd expect
June 23, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Why federalism should embrace a federal moratorium on state regulation of AI is ... a take.
Exactly the sort of post-hoc ends-oriented nonsense you'd expect
Exactly the sort of post-hoc ends-oriented nonsense you'd expect
Turning a promising program for bridging the digital divide into an Elon Musk giveaway.
Infuriating.
Infuriating.
Lutnick confirms that there will be a new NOFO and a required rebid to ensure "technological neutrality." Claims will have comments in 90 days and Commerce reply in 90 days. So a minimum of 180 days delay. From when new NOFO actually released.
June 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Turning a promising program for bridging the digital divide into an Elon Musk giveaway.
Infuriating.
Infuriating.
Thanks, @ssrn.bsky.social, for highlighting my recent work with the brilliant Scott Shenker!
Check out the latest from the SSRN #blog which includes a selection of recent #research on #cybersecurity & data privacy.
Read more: http://spkl.io/63320ffily
#Academicsky #AcademicChatter #dataprivacy
Read more: http://spkl.io/63320ffily
#Academicsky #AcademicChatter #dataprivacy
The Latest Research on Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
This list includes a selection of the latest research on cybersecurity & data privacy posted to SSRN in 2025. Understanding the Cyber Risks of Artificial Intelligence: An Ongoing, Comprehensive…
spkl.io
May 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thanks, @ssrn.bsky.social, for highlighting my recent work with the brilliant Scott Shenker!
Reposted by Tejas N. Narechania
Check out the latest from the SSRN #blog which includes a selection of recent #research on #cybersecurity & data privacy.
Read more: http://spkl.io/63320ffily
#Academicsky #AcademicChatter #dataprivacy
Read more: http://spkl.io/63320ffily
#Academicsky #AcademicChatter #dataprivacy
The Latest Research on Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
This list includes a selection of the latest research on cybersecurity & data privacy posted to SSRN in 2025. Understanding the Cyber Risks of Artificial Intelligence: An Ongoing, Comprehensive…
spkl.io
May 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Check out the latest from the SSRN #blog which includes a selection of recent #research on #cybersecurity & data privacy.
Read more: http://spkl.io/63320ffily
#Academicsky #AcademicChatter #dataprivacy
Read more: http://spkl.io/63320ffily
#Academicsky #AcademicChatter #dataprivacy
Again, for the folks in the back:
The Roberts Court is historically unique in its willingness to hear cases to reconsider and overrule precedent.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Roberts Court is historically unique in its willingness to hear cases to reconsider and overrule precedent.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Certiorari in Important Cases
The Supreme Court has wide discretion to choose the cases it will decide. But how does the Court exercise this discretion? The Supreme Court’s rules explain tha
papers.ssrn.com
May 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Again, for the folks in the back:
The Roberts Court is historically unique in its willingness to hear cases to reconsider and overrule precedent.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Roberts Court is historically unique in its willingness to hear cases to reconsider and overrule precedent.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Before funding these tax-and-transfer bailouts for AT&T and other telcos, we should force those companies to account for the billions of dollars they've already wasted. See, e.g., harvardlawreview.org/blog/2024/07...
May 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Before funding these tax-and-transfer bailouts for AT&T and other telcos, we should force those companies to account for the billions of dollars they've already wasted. See, e.g., harvardlawreview.org/blog/2024/07...
FTC, where you at?
Customers have been incredulous about VPNSecure's owners not knowing about the purchased lifetime subscriptions before buying the company.
VPN firm says it didn’t know customers had lifetime subscriptions, cancels them
“We acknowledge that notifying users after the deactivation was a poor experience…”…
arstechnica.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
FTC, where you at?
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Wow 🤩!
Who has the best @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social students? This guy.
May 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Wow 🤩!
Who has the best @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social students? This guy.
April 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Who has the best @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social students? This guy.
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Unresolved circuit court splits mean similar parties are treated differently under federal law for arbitrary reasons. @tnarecha.bsky.social's analysis of SCOTUS's conflicts docket reveals notable findings with implications for matters of Court reform.
californialawreview.org/print/cert-splits
californialawreview.org/print/cert-splits
April 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Unresolved circuit court splits mean similar parties are treated differently under federal law for arbitrary reasons. @tnarecha.bsky.social's analysis of SCOTUS's conflicts docket reveals notable findings with implications for matters of Court reform.
californialawreview.org/print/cert-splits
californialawreview.org/print/cert-splits
absolutely LOVE to see this groundswell of interest in broadband rate regulation...
April 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
absolutely LOVE to see this groundswell of interest in broadband rate regulation...
I'm thrilled that my latest piece on certiorari, "Which Splits? Certiorari in Conflicts Cases," is out in its final form, thanks to the @califlrev.bsky.social!
Read it here! www.californialawreview.org/print/cert-s...
Read it here! www.californialawreview.org/print/cert-s...
Which Splits?—Certiorari in Conflicts Cases — California Law Review
The Supreme Court is well-known to favor granting review in cases implicating circuit splits. When, for example, two federal appeals courts disagree over the meaning of a federal statute, the Supreme ...
www.californialawreview.org
April 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I'm thrilled that my latest piece on certiorari, "Which Splits? Certiorari in Conflicts Cases," is out in its final form, thanks to the @califlrev.bsky.social!
Read it here! www.californialawreview.org/print/cert-s...
Read it here! www.californialawreview.org/print/cert-s...
Hey @ssrn.bsky.social @approvemypaper.bsky.social, can you please approve this paper submitted a month ago?!
The paper is here, forthcoming in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal (👋 @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social & @bclt.bsky.social) and is co-authored with the AMAZING and BRILLIANT Scott Shenker, whose contributions to Internet architecture are too many to count.
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2/3
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2/3
How to Save the Internet
The Internet is our most important global communications infrastructure. But its continued success is at risk. The Internet originally flourished under a carefu
papers.ssrn.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hey @ssrn.bsky.social @approvemypaper.bsky.social, can you please approve this paper submitted a month ago?!
The rise of pseudo-academic institutions that are funded by ideological interests---and their platforming by scholarly venues (such as Google Scholar, or scholarly blogs)---is a scourge on real, scholarly, academic work.
March 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The rise of pseudo-academic institutions that are funded by ideological interests---and their platforming by scholarly venues (such as Google Scholar, or scholarly blogs)---is a scourge on real, scholarly, academic work.