“Yet the agency tried none of those less intrusive tools here, instead taking the unprecedented step of calling for early license renewal of all eight ABC-owned stations at once. Defendants’ own admissions leave no doubt as to why — Defendants sought to inflict maximal coercive pressure on the media company whose speech the Administration sought to curb, while deliberately evading judicial review.”

Disney · said 2026-10-12 · reported 2026-10-13

Disney's filing accused the FCC of seeking to inflict maximal coercive pressure on ABC while deliberately evading judicial review.