September 08, 2026
Media advocates and TV viewers seeking to join ABC's lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission on Monday told a Washington, D.C., federal judge the network was wrong to argue they have no legally protected interest in the case, claiming they've been harmed by lost programming and altered guest bookings.
September 03, 2026
The Federal Communications Commission urged a D.C. federal court Thursday to toss ABC's suit over the agency's early review of eight station licenses, denying that a discrimination probe of network parent Disney was a pretext for retaliating against ABC.
August 24, 2026
Two media advocacy groups said Monday they will seek to join a lawsuit that ABC recently filed in D.C. federal court against the Federal Communications Commission alleging First Amendment violations.
August 20, 2026
ABC was hoping to get before a D.C. federal judge as early as Friday to make its arguments for a temporary restraining order against the Federal Communications Commission in its retaliation suit, but the court dashed the Disney-owned network's hopes Thursday afternoon by setting the hearing for early October.
August 18, 2026
ABC sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, accusing the Trump administration of using the agency to threaten the Disney-owned network's licenses in a bid to stop it from broadcasting anything displeasing to the president.