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Broadcast network and plaintiff, along with the eight Disney-owned stations whose licenses are under early FCC review.
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Disney, ABC and eight owned stations sued the FCC and Brendan Carr in Washington, asking a judge to stop an early license review before it becomes a hearing.
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Guidance issued in January told broadcasters that late-night and daytime talk shows are not necessarily exempt from equal time, and since then two networks have kept the same Senate candidate off air.
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The Justice Department says nothing irreversible happens when the FCC designates a broadcast licence for hearing. Disney's filing is about the remedy that gets harder once it does.
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Hayden Panettiere said Neutrogena moved to exit a 10-year deal under her morality clause after she disclosed postpartum depression. That language dates to 1921 and sits unread in most talent contracts.
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ABC, Disney and eight owned stations sued the FCC on First Amendment grounds to halt an early license review the network says is retaliation for its speech.
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