The FCC asked a federal court Thursday to dismiss the First Amendment lawsuit ABC filed against the agency, arguing that the Disney-owned broadcaster failed to establish that the FCC’s early license renewal review for ABC’s TV stations represents “retaliation” for disfavored speech. ABC sued the FCC last month, alleging the commission was waging an “extraordinary […]

How each outlet headlined it

• Variety

  The FCC asked a federal court Thursday to dismiss the First Amendment lawsuit ABC filed against the agency, arguing that the Disney-owned broadcaster failed to establish that the FCC’s early license renewal review for ABC’s TV stations represents “retaliation” for disfavored speech. ABC sued the FCC last month, alleging the commission was waging an “extraordinary […]
  
• The Hill center

  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking a federal judge to toss a lawsuit brought by Disney and ABC over the agency’s move to call several of the network’s local stations for early license renewal. In a filing with the court made public Thursday, lawyers for the FCC argued the Disney suit is premature and…
  
• Deadline

  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 […]
  
• Bloomberg News center

  The FCC asked a judge to toss out ABC’s lawsuit accusing the regulator of waging an unconstitutional “retaliatory campaign” against the network as punishment for programming criticized by the Trump administration