Breaking News | ABC Sues FCC Over the 1st Amendment
Aug 20, 2026
ABC (American Broadcast Company) and its parent company the Walt Disney Company are suing the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) over violations of the 1st amendment
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Breaking: ABC sues Trump over free speech after Kimmel’s winABC has filed a lawsuit against the FCC for its threats to force its stations off the air. MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports and is joined by NPR’s David Folkenflik. |
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ABC sues FCC over challenge to its broadcast licenses, saying actions present ‘existential threat’Further escalating its battle with the Trump administration, ABC on Tuesday took the rare step of suing the Federal Communications Commission on First Amendment grounds, saying the agency’s demand for early review of its broadcast licenses posed an “existential threat” to the network. |
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Disney sues FCC over ‘retaliatory campaign against ABC,’ seeks to block early renewal proceedingsDisney sued the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday, seeking to block the agency’s early broadcast license renewal proceedings for ABC stations in a lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations. |
