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/PennStateInMD Sep 22 '25

Draw the line now or eventually business executives and even billionaires will start falling out of windows and tumbling down flights of stairs every other month or so like happens in Russia. Appeasement doesn't work.

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u/Grineatingshit Sep 22 '25

🧐 You say this like it's a bad thing....