FCC asks a federal court to dismiss ABC’s lawsuit over eight early station licence renewals
In a September 3 motion, the FCC argued that the court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction and that ABC has not shown the causal link required for its First Amendment retaliation claim. ABC alleges that the early reviews target protected programming speech; the FCC says they stem from a separate employment-discrimination inquiry. This is a dismissal request, not a ruling, and the stations may keep operating during review. A hearing is set for the week of October 5.
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