Congress enacted the APA for a reason: to prevent agencies from changing the law without even soliciting public input. @TechFreedom filed comments challenging the FCC’s expanded interpretation of political ad pricing rules, which would violate the First Amendment & admin law.

Reagan’s FCC Chair, Mark Fowler, put it best: “Never in its history has the agency ever acted so corruptly and unlawfully to intrude on broadcasters’ First Amendment rights.”

18 FCC veterans of both parties support ABC’s First Amendment lawsuit to stop the FCC from jawboning ABC in retaliation for speech the President doesn’t like. Read the amicus brief we just filed with Protect Democracy ⤵️

Courts will see through whatever pretext the FCC uses to justify its mafia shakedown of ABC, or to delay judicial review. The First Amendment requires the court to enjoin any further harassment of ABC and other broadcasters.

Mark Fowler, Reagan's first FCC Chair (1981-87), put it best in his sworn declaration supporting ABC's lawsuit: "Never in its history has the agency ever acted so corruptly and unlawfully to intrude on broadcasters’ First Amendment rights." techfreedom.org/wp-content/u…

ABC’s suit lays bare how the FCC is weaponizing its early renewal procedure to punish the network for allowing its show hosts to criticize the administration. The message to all broadcasters: dissent at your own peril.

📄 The FTC cannot police political bias in AI services. Last week, @TechFreedom filed comments explaining why the First Amendment and longstanding FTC precedent bar the Commission from policing the bias, objectivity, accuracy, or balance of AI-generated outputs.

The First Amendment bars the government from retaliating against disfavored speech. @TechFreedom filed comments opposing efforts to deny ABC's license renewals, arguing the FCC lacks the legal & constitutional authority to force early renewals or revoke ABC's broadcast licenses.

Today, @TechFreedom's @BerinSzoka joined Protect Democracy and a bipartisan coalition of former high-ranking FCC officials in urging FCC Chairman Carr to end the Commission's retaliatory early review of ABC's broadcast licenses.

The First Amendment leaves editorial judgments to broadcasters—not regulators. @TechFreedom was joined more than 50 First Amendment scholars and free speech organizations in filing reply comments urging the FCC to end its “equal time” crackdown on The View.