ABC, FCC and First Amendment

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ABC Says FCC's Crackdown On 'The View' Chills Its First Amendment Rights
ABC is pushing back on the regulatory threats of Trump-appointed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, arguing that the agency’s effort to impose restrictions on political candidate appearances on talk shows lik...

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ABC accuses the FCC of violating free speech rights over "The View"
ABC files complaint against FCC, alleging First Amendment violations
Trump agency's order against ABC's 'The View' talk show is invalid, network says
Disney-owned ABC said Friday the Trump administration's ​efforts to declare its daytime ‌talk show "The View" is subject to equal time rules for ​political candidates are invalid, ​and threaten the ne...

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How ‘The View’ Landed at the Center of a Free Speech Battle
MSNOW: Federal Prosecutor Commends ABC for Defending ‘The View,’ Says ‘It Does No Good to Bend the Knee’
FCC's warnings on political interviews 'chill' First Amendment, ABC says
In this case, the dispute involves Carr’s efforts to wield a decades-old “equal time” rule to demand that broadcast talk shows such as ABC’s “The View” offer equal time to both parties when interviewi...

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ABC Lashes Out at Trump FCC in Blistering Filing Accusing Them of Violating First Amendment
ABC Argues Trump’s FCC Probe of ‘The View’ Threatens to ‘Chill Critical Protected Speech’

Jane Fonda’s Committee for the First Amendment Sets NYC Concert With Bette Midler, Patti Smith

A Concert for the First Amendment will take place on June 14 and also feature Joy Reid, Rufus Wainwright, Sasha Allen and Broadway Inspirational Voices.

Jane Fonda, Patti Smith Slated for First Amendment Concert in NYC

Bette Midler, Joy Reid, Sasha Allen, and more will join Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment on June 14