The issue focused on whether states could continue to block internet service providers from blocking websites that provide services like Netflix.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in a case brought by internet companies against states that make it illegal for internet service providers to block websites and devices that offer internet access. The internet companies say they need more rights than internet users do under the 1996 Telecommunications Act.

That law allows internet companies to collect user data about web usage and sell it to advertisers. However, internet companies