Disney Takes On FCC Over 'Retaliatory Campaign' Against ABC

The Walt Disney Company has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in an effort to block an early review of broadcast licenses held by eight Disney-owned ABC stations.

Disney alleges that the administration, acting through the FCC, is trying to punish the network for its programming and journalism opposed by President Donald Trump.

The lawsuit asks a judge to halt the review on First Amendment grounds, arguing that the process is intended to pressure a network that has refused to comply with the administration's demands.

The dispute follows an increasingly bitter confrontation involving ABC programming, prominent network personalities, and the FCC's oversight of broadcast stations.