FCC Asks Judge to Dismiss ABC Lawsuit over Broadcast Licenses
The agency says blocking the reviews would hinder its investigation into alleged unlawful discrimination and tests broadcasters’ First Amendment protections.
- The Federal Communications Commission asked a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss Disney's lawsuit seeking to block the agency's early license review for eight company-owned ABC stations.
- According to the FCC, the early review stems from an investigation into "allegations of unlawful discrimination" in Disney's employment practices and is unrelated to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's public comments about Jimmy Kimmel.
- Disney sued last month, alleging the commission is waging an "extraordinary assault" on free-speech rights and arguing the agency is coercing "a network that refuses to bow to the administration's demands."
- U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan set an October 5 hearing on the lawsuit, though the FCC argued the case should instead be heard by a federal appeals court in Washington.
- FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has not ruled out subjecting Comcast-owned NBC licenses to similar reviews, though the agency agreed to provide at least 48 hours' notice before issuing any hearing referral order.
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FCC asks judge to reject Disney lawsuit over ABC's licensing review
Lawyers for the Federal Communications Commission are asking a federal judge to throw out Disney and ABC’s lawsuit seeking to block the agency from continuing its early review of the network’s broadcast licenses. In a filing Thursday, FCC lawyers argued that Disney’s lawsuit is premature because the agency has not yet decided whether to take any enforcement action against the company. They said halting the process now would prevent the commissio…
FCC Asks Court To Dismiss ABC’s First Amendment Lawsuit
The Federal Communications Commission has asked a court in Washington D.C. to toss a First Amendment lawsuit by ABC that accuses of agency of a “retaliatory campaign” on the network’s free speech. The ABC suit filed Aug. 18 seeks to halt a proceeding in which the agency and its chairman, Brendan Carr demanded that it put […]
FCC asks court to reject Disney lawsuit over ABC TV station licenses
The Federal Communications Commission asked a federal judge to toss out Disney’s lawsuit seeking to block the agency’s early review of licenses for the entertainment giant’s eight company-owned ABC stations.
FCC Moves to Dismiss ABC’s First Amendment Suit
“The Federal Communications Commission has asked a federal judge to dismiss ABC’s First Amendment lawsuit challenging the agency’s early review of licenses for eight Disney-owned television stations, arguing the court lacks jurisdiction and that the network failed to establish that the scrutiny was retaliation over its programming,” The Wrap reports.
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