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ABC Alleges FCC’s Attempts to Curb Its Free Speech Were Designed to Evade Judicial Review

ABC, in a new filing in its First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC, claims that the agency’s early-license renewal demand for its local TV stations was…

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Variety reports: ABC, in a new filing in its First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC, claims that the agency’s early-license renewal demand for its local TV stations was done in such a way as to circumvent “judicial review.”

On Aug. 18, ABC sued the FCC and chairman Brendan Carr, a Trump loyalist, alleging the commission was waging.

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United States · Americas
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