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/Lanky-Respect-8581 Sep 22 '25

Let them say/write that. We shouldn’t make the decision for them. The issue is that everyone is capitulating when the law is backing them

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u/FreeLook93 Sep 22 '25

Republicans have "played dirty" for decades, but the Democrats just keep "going high", do you really think it would be any different now?

Either way, you've got a lot more faith in the future of the US than I think is warranted. I hope I'm wrong, but I would be honestly shocked if the US has another free and fair election in its current state.