ABC Defends 'The View' Against FCC Investigation, Citing First Amendment and Editorial Independence
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Ted Johnson
Summary
ABC has filed a legal response to an FCC investigation into The View, arguing that the daytime talk show enjoys broad editorial independence backed by a cross-ideological consensus. The network's legal team, led by Paul Clement, contends the show is being unfairly targeted by the Trump administration and warns that any FCC restrictions on featuring political candidates would violate First Amendment protections. ABC asserts that the investigation singles out The View because it is disfavored by the administration, and that such regulatory action would not survive judicial scrutiny.
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DeadlineABC Defends 'The View' Against FCC Investigation, Citing First Amendment and Editorial Independencedeadline.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledABC contends that a 'broad and cross-ideological consensus of commenters' backs the editorial independence of The View
ABC's legal team again argued that the show was being singled out because it was disfavored by the Trump administration
The agency's efforts to crack down on the show would not survive First Amendment judicial scrutiny
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