FCC asks court to reject Disney lawsuit over ABC stations’ licenses
The agency says the lawsuit is premature and belongs in appeals court because its review stems from a year-old discrimination probe, not programming disputes.
- The Federal Communications Commission asked a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss Disney's lawsuit seeking to block the agency's early license review for eight company-owned ABC stations.
- According to the FCC, the early review stems from an investigation into "allegations of unlawful discrimination" in Disney's employment practices and is unrelated to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's public comments about Jimmy Kimmel.
- Disney sued last month, alleging the commission is waging an "extraordinary assault" on free-speech rights and arguing the agency is coercing "a network that refuses to bow to the administration's demands."
- U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan set an October 5 hearing on the lawsuit, though the FCC argued the case should instead be heard by a federal appeals court in Washington.
- FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has not ruled out subjecting Comcast-owned NBC licenses to similar reviews, though the agency agreed to provide at least 48 hours' notice before issuing any hearing referral order.
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