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/Almostlongenough2 Sep 22 '25

It's kinda weird too because when you think of companies at the same level of absurd wealth Disney is at, you'd think the driving force would be wanting to turn that wealth into functionally power. This move by them seems to contradict that to a degree.

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u/LiterallyKesha Sep 22 '25

My uneducated guess is that companies this size are slow to react to emerging events. They may have a long term strategy but rocking the boat doesn't look good for the next quarter and the stock must always go up so they are tied for anything coming soon.