Disney sues FCC over broadcast license challenge, claims retaliation
Disney has sued the US Federal Communications Commission, alleging retaliation over content from Jimmy Kimmel and claiming the agency is chilling free speech.
Disney has filed a lawsuit against the FCC, arguing the agency is challenging its broadcast licenses in retaliation for Jimmy Kimmel content and claims this action amounts to an attempt to restrict constitutionally protected free speech. The lawsuit suggests the FCC's actions threaten not only Disney but media outlets across the country.
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Disney sues FCC over challenge to broadcast licenses, claims retaliation over ‘Jimmy Kimmel’
ABC had accused the agency of a brazen attempt to chill its constitutionally protected free speech — and by extension, that of every media outlet in the country.