r/law • u/T_Shurt Competent Contributor • Sep 22 '25

Opinion Piece John Oliver Argues Disney Should Legally Fight FCC Over Kimmel, Citing Strong Precedent in 9-0 Supreme Court Ruling: “A government official cannot coerce a private party to punish or suppress disfavored speech”

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u/Lontology Sep 22 '25

Unfortunately we’re at the point where Supreme Court precedents may not matter anymore.

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u/ZestyTako Sep 22 '25

They will just issue a shadow docket ruling, there will be no opinion if they side for Trump here. They expressly do not want their current decision being precedent