Disney Sues FCC Over Challenge to Broadcast Licenses, Claiming 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.

FCC Chairman Defends Actions Against ABC, Says Broadcasters Must Operate ‘In the Public Interest’

ABC has accused the agency of retaliating against it simply because it doesn’t like the political content of ABC’s shows.

ABC Fights Back Against FCC Regulators in Dispute Over ‘The View’ and Equal Time Rules

The network, which has accused the Trump administration of trying to chill free speech in the escalating dispute, argued in a filing to the FCC that the issue had been resolved by the commission itself more than two decades ago.

ABC Stations Call FCC’s Early Call for License Renewal ‘Unconstitutional’

The reviews are part of a mounting confrontation between the FCC and one of America’s most prominent broadcast networks.

In Legal Dispute Over ‘The View,’ ABC Argues Trump Administration Is Trying To Chill Free Speech

“The Commission’s actions threaten to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech, both with respect to The View and more broadly,” said the filing.

Trumps Call for ABC To Fire Jimmy Kimmel — Again — After Morbid Joke About First Lady

Kimmel has long targeted the president in his comedy, and he doubled down after a run-in with the administration last fall.

Don Lemon Says a Dozen Agents Were Sent To Arrest Him Even Though He Offered To Turn Himself In

A grand jury indicted Lemon and others on charges of conspiracy and interfering with the First Amendment rights of worshippers.

FCC Leader Says Agency Is No Longer Independent as He’s Grilled by Democrats Over Kimmel Controversy

Soon after, with the hearing still underway, the website changed, removing “independent” from a section describing its mission.