Watchdog Files Bar Complaint Against FCC Chairman Brendan Carr

Ben Shapiro: "The FCC should not be pressuring, because of political content, various outlets to stop the dissemination of speech"

Sen. Majority Leader: FCC power shouldn’t be ‘used in coercive way’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), tells CNN’s Dana Bash he believes the FCC should not use its power “in a coercive way when it comes to the First Amendment.” Thune was asked whether FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and US President Donald Trump “went too far” with late night host Jimmy Kimmel.

Beyond Kimmel, the FCC controversy exposes a larger struggle over free speech

Tom Wheeler outlines FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr’s recent actions and warns of how they could extend authoritarian control.

Watchdog files bar complaint against FCC Chairman Brendan Carr

From left: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, the logo o ABC is displayed outside one of its television stations. (Carr photo by Gage Skidmore; ABC photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk) Key Points: A watchdog group has filed a bar complaint alleging FCC Chairman Brendan Carr improperly pressured ABC affiliates to drop “Jimmy Kimmel Live” after comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The complaint says Carr’s warnings about fines and license re…

Campaign for Accountability Files Complaint Against FCC Chair Carr with D.C. Bar

“Carr’s conduct appears to constitute a serious breach of his ethical obligations as both a lawyer and a public official,” the complaint said.