ABC Files First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC Over ‘Retaliatory Campaign’
Disney's network accuses the Trump administration of "acting through the Federal Communications Commission" to attack free speech The post ABC Files First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC Over ‘Retaliatory Campaign’ appeared first on TheWrap .
TheWrap reports that ABC has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC, alleging a retaliatory campaign by the Trump administration. The lawsuit, filed in federal U.S. District Court, asserts that the administration has targeted ABC specifically due to disapproval of its broadcasts. ABC claims it has no alternative but to submit to the administration's demands, with the threats escalating to include the threat of stripping the network of its broadcast licenses due to its speech.
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