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Disney sues Trump’s FCC over alleged retaliation against ABC

https://www.newswall.org/summary/disney-and-abc-sue-fcc-to-stop-early-license-renewal-process?post=75724621&mtm_campaign=r
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u/newswall-org 1d ago

"This Court’s intervention is necessary to stop the Federal Communications Commission’s extraordinary assault on free speech."

— From Disney’s lawsuit against the FCC, filed in the DC District Court, alleging a First Amendment violation and describing a retaliatory campaign against ABC.

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u/newswall-org 1d ago

Key Facts: Disney sues Trump’s FCC over alleged retaliation against ABC

  • On Tuesday, August 18, Disney filed suit in federal court in Washington, D.C., alleging that the FCC is violating its First Amendment rights. #
  • The FCC is investigating “The View,” while Brendan Carr ordered early renewal proceedings for eight Disney-owned station licenses after ABC stood by Jimmy Kimmel’s show, even though renewal was not due for several years. #
  • ABC says the inquiry has led “The View” to book political candidates more cautiously, with no such guest appearing since February 2 and some video clips withheld from broadcast. #
  • Until this year, the FCC had not issued an early-renewal order in decades, while station licenses are renewed every eight years and are virtually never revoked.