Disney fights back: ABC sues Trump administration over threatened broadcast licences

The lawsuit escalates a fight that intensified after Jimmy Kimmel angered Trump with jokes about Melania Trump.

Disney sues Trump administration as media giant accuses White House of 'retaliatory campaign'  GB News

Further escalating its battle with the Trump administration, ABC on Tuesday took the rare step of suing the Federal Communications Commission on First Amendment grounds, saying the agency's demand for early review of broadcast licences posed an "existential threat" to its operations.

FCC demands "total capitulation" in Trump censorship campaign, Disney suit says.

Disney’s ABC Sues FCC Over Broadcast License Challenge  WSJ

FCC faces scrutiny as Disney claims licence renewal order is tied to political motives against ABC's coverage.

ABC accused the Trump Administration of waging "a retaliatory campaign" because it doesn't like what the network broadcasts.

Disney's suit filed Tuesday against the Federal Communications Commission says every media outlet in the nation is at risk due to the Trump administration's retaliation over Jimmy Kimmel's satire

Disney sues FCC over challenge to broadcast licenses, claiming retaliation over ‘Jimmy Kimmel’  Toronto Star

Disney filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission alleging a violation of its First Amendment rights.

ABC had accused the agency of a brazen attempt to chill its constitutionally protected free speech — and by extension, that of every media outlet in the country.

Disney sues FCC over challenge to broadcast licenses, claiming retaliation over ‘Jimmy Kimmel’  AP News

Disney Sues FCC Over Challenge To Broadcast Licenses, Claims Retaliation Over 'Jimmy Kimmel'  HuffPost

Disney has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission alleging a violation of its First Amendment rights

US media giant accuses Federal Communications Commission of cracking down because it ‘disapproves’ of its broadcasts

Disney says the Trump administration “has attacked ABC’s speech — the stories its journalists report and the viewpoints its network programs air.”