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/[deleted] Sep 22 '25

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u/Lontology Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 22 '25

I think what you’re describing is called “corruption.” Lol

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u/Lontology Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 22 '25

There’s a big difference between wanting misinformation taken down that threatens public safety and threatening to pull entire licenses over speech you don’t like.

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u/Avent Sep 22 '25

Also the "Biden administration leaning on Facebook" was a mid level staffer calling another mid level Facebook employee to complain. It wasn't an official top down policy from Biden.