ABC accuses FCC of violating its First Amendment rights over its scrutiny of "The View"

ABC says Trump order invalid for 'The View'

WASHINGTON — Disney-owned ABC said Friday the Trump administration's efforts to declare its daytime talk show "The View" subject to federal equal time rules for political candidates are invalid and threaten the network's free speech rights.

ABC Accuses FCC of Targeting 'The View' Over Politics!

ABC is defending The View after the show came under more political scrutiny from the Federal Communications Commission over political guest appearances. In a petition filed Thursday, the network accused the FCC of actions that “threaten to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech.” The clapback follows comments from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who said the agency was examining whether The View still qualifies …

FCC’s warnings on political interviews ‘chill’ First Amendment, ABC says

Disney’s ABC lambasted the Federal Communications Commission’s newfound efforts to regulate interviews on broadcast talk shows, warning that Chair Brendan Carr’s “unprecedented” actions threaten to “chill” the First Amendment and stifle coverage of political candidates. The regulatory filing marked the latest stage in a confrontation between the broadcasting networks and Carr, who has used his tenure atop the nominally independent FCC to wage a …

MSNOW: Federal Prosecutor Commends ABC for Defending 'The View,' Says 'It Does No Good to Bend the Knee'

Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance found ABC’s stance against the FCC a strong push back against the Trump administration. The network filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling to the FCC on Friday following the commission’s announcement that it will be investigating “The View” for violating the organization’s “equal time” rule, a federal regulation that requires radio and TV stations to give equal time to political candidates on both sides of …

Disney's ABC challenges FCC on "The View" news exemption

From left: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, the logo o ABC is displayed outside one of its television stations. (Carr photo by Gage Skidmore; ABC photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk) The Walt Disney Company’s broadcast network ABC is pushing back against a probe launched by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over political-related reporting requirements for its local television station in Houston. In a petition filed with the agency made publi…

ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech

In a filing, ABC accuses the Trump administration of trying to chill its constitutionally protected free speech. The point of contention: "The View," and whether it's subject to equal time rules.