ABC and Disney Sue FCC, Seeking to Halt Broadcast License Proceedings

ABC and Disney sued the FCC on August 18, 2026, in D.C. federal court, seeking an immediate injunction to stop the agency's broadcast license renewal proceedings against Disney's eight owned ABC stations. The complaint accuses the FCC of "punishing ABC for its speech" and "waging a retaliatory campaign" over the network's editorial decisions, including not airing Trump's July 16 speech on linear channels.