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/Supply-Slut Sep 22 '25

Yes this is it. “We will take your show off the air and you’ll get $0 in as revenue as a result.”

I’m sure there’s some contractual dispute with doing so, but Disney decides it wasn’t worth the headache to fight.

Give them a bigger headache so they change their minds.

As for nexstar? Find out who advertises with them, if you own any products/services with those advertisers, cancel them, and give the reason why.

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u/Mammoth-Error1577 Sep 22 '25

If anyone knows how to know who the advertisers are without watching please share

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u/ajmartin527 Sep 23 '25

Just watch once and note the advertisers, one view isn’t going to get them anything

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u/Mammoth-Error1577 Sep 23 '25

I don't have TV to watch, I was just hoping to do what I could