“By eliminating its net neutrality rules, the FCC … paved the way for broadband providers to limit consumers’ freedom to access the online content and applications of their choice,” she said in a statement. “California’s S.B. 822 protects California consumers by ensuring consumers — and not broadband companies — are choosing what content and services they access.”

Representatives for the parties could not be immediately reached for comment.

The advocacy groups are represented by Thomas H. Vidal and Benjamin S. Akley of Pryor Cashman LLP. The law professors are represented by Michael J. Burstein of the Cardozo School of Law and Phillip R. Malone of Stanford Law School. The states are represented by the Office of the New York State Attorney General.