ABC accuses Trump’s FCC of ‘unconstitutional retaliation’ in station license fight

ABC is laying the groundwork for a landmark First Amendment fight.

Disney’s ABC calls FCC’s license review a threat to speech. What to know about the feud.

The broadcaster complied with the agency’s order to file for early license renewals for its eight local broadcast stations but pushed back on its demands, calling them unconstitutional.

Disney accuses Trump's FCC of attempting to 'suppress speech' with license renewal investigation

Disney and ABC called the FCC's early license renewal order "unconstitutional," claiming it was designed to suppress speech ...
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FCC Demands Early Review of Disney Broadcast Licenses Amid Kimmel Kerfuffle

The Federal Communications Commission has asked Disney’s eight local ABC broadcast stations to apply for an early renewal for broadcast licenses, a rare move that increases government pressure on the ...

Disney's ABC files FCC license renewals under protest

The network accused the agency of "unconstitutional retaliation and coercion" in an extraordinary objection letter filed alongside its applications ...
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Did FCC call in ABC's broadcast licenses for no reason? Brendan Carr claims to be investigating Disney over alleged discrimination

Disney-owned ABC network filed applications for the early renewal of licenses for eight of its broadcast TV stations, as ordered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last month. However, the ...
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Disney's ABC challenges FCC, escalating fight over free speech

Walt Disney Co.'s ABC is forcefully resisting Federal Communications Commission efforts to soften the network's programming, accusing the federal agency of an overreach that violates 1st Amendment ...