FCC Seeks Dismissal of ABC’s Free-Speech Challenge Over Early TV License Review

The FCC asked a federal court to dismiss ABC’s First Amendment lawsuit alleging the agency’s early TV-license renewal review targeted Disney programming, arguing there is no causal link between the protected speech and the action and that the review stems from a broader DEI/discrimination probe; the agency says the case is premature and unrelated to Jimmy Kimmel or The View, with a hearing set for the week of Oct. 5.