ABC Files Petition Accusing FCC of First Amendment Violations Over Attacks on 'The View'
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Brenton Blanchet
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Summary
ABC has filed a petition accusing the FCC and Chairman Brendan Carr of violating the First Amendment through targeted attacks against the network's show 'The View.' The network claims the Trump administration's regulatory agency is threatening decades of settled law and chilling protected speech. The petition was filed on May 7 and follows months of direct criticism from the FCC chair toward the long-running morning show.
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ABC is accusing Donald Trump's FCC of actions that 'threaten to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech'
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