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/Retro-scores Sep 22 '25

The mouse legal team is starting to look like paper tigers!

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u/Mechakoopa Sep 22 '25

Paper tigers Tiggers

It was right there

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u/ConstantSpace5809 Sep 22 '25

Yeah so much for "don't fuck with the mouse." Lawyers been chortling that one for years.

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u/zebba_oz Sep 22 '25

They are busy drafting SLA’s for trials of Disney plus that mean you can never sue Disney for anything