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26. I respect Tribe. Tribe hasn't said Kimmel has a weak case.

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Thu Sep 18, 2025, 01:10 PM

Sep 18

I don't know your friend, and you won't name him.

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Jimmy Kimmel has a strong First Amendment claim against Trump's FCC [View all] bunny planet Sep 18 OP

I'd *pay* to be on his legal team. no_hypocrisy Sep 18 #1

Tell me what you see in this dispute and your knowledge of entertainment contracts that hlthe2b Sep 18 #4

I'm in a car now. Later, I hope. no_hypocrisy Sep 18 #5

Maybe... but Neil and I discussed that a bit and he thought it wouldn't work without ABC hlthe2b Sep 18 #10

I pointed out on another thread that the same thing could happen to DU Wednesdays Sep 18 #11

It was explained elsewhere that the ABC parasitic Sinclair Group declared war on ABC. GreenWave Sep 18 #42

Well, had they not folded, ABC would have had a strong case, but Kimmel? I don't think so... hlthe2b Sep 18 #2

Kimmel's claim, as the OP states, is against the FCC. And THAT is a strong case. SunSeeker Sep 18 #17

I addressed this earlier and why my Legal Professor friend in Contracts Law (and I) feel that hlthe2b Sep 18 #18

It is a clear cut 1st Amendment violation by the government. SunSeeker Sep 18 #23

My friend is as respected in contracts and constitutional law as is Tribe, but be nasty to me as you wish hlthe2b Sep 18 #25

I respect Tribe. Tribe hasn't said Kimmel has a weak case. SunSeeker Sep 18 #26

I would never name someone whose doxxing could put them at risk. Would you do that to your hlthe2b Sep 18 #29

I agree with you, the constitutional issues are paramount here, not contacts law. SunSeeker Sep 18 #37

I never said my colleague was NEVER a trial lawyer, constitutional or otherwise. hlthe2b Sep 18 #39

Well, was he? SunSeeker Sep 18 #40

Yes for years before academia. Done interrogating me now? hlthe2b Sep 18 #41

IANAL. ShazzieB Sep 18 #34

The 1st Am violation here is obvious. SunSeeker Sep 18 #36

SCOTUS: First Amendment doesn't apply to mean comments about patriots like Charlie Kirk! 50 Shades Of Blue Sep 18 #3

Right. So, Kimmel has every right to say what he wants, but ABC (sadly) does not have to hlthe2b Sep 18 #7

Wrong. It matters why ABC won't air him. ABC execs canned him because they feared Trump retribution. SunSeeker Sep 18 #14

I discuss tortuous interference with a contract upstream in my original posts as well hlthe2b Sep 18 #15

Only if it goes to court and only if all of the people involved truthfully testify. progressoid Sep 18 #19

Exactly.. Had ABC joined with Kimmel it would be clear cut. Now, not so much. hlthe2b Sep 18 #20

No, it is even MORE clear cut. ABC not standing up proves they fear Carr's threats. SunSeeker Sep 18 #21

As I said, I debated this intensely with a 30 year contracts law legal professor this morning hlthe2b Sep 18 #24

Do not obey in advance. nt SunSeeker Sep 18 #22

History tells us it won't happen. progressoid Sep 18 #30

You mean.... kimbutgar Sep 18 #9

You might want to cite the author of this quote, rather than Daily Kos --- Sabrina Haake erronis Sep 18 #6

He should sue for a trillion dollars. Outdo eltrumpo twodogsbarking Sep 18 #8

Keith Olbermann pointed out that contracts for these shows are written niyad Sep 18 #12

Not airing him still costs Kimmel in marketability, plus they won't pay forever. SunSeeker Sep 18 #16

I wonder if his contract allows him to be on other comedians' shows. I've seen him on Fallon, so it might. ancianita Sep 18 #28

But there is a First Amendment issue that may transcend contract language. spooky3 Sep 18 #31

he can sue the FCC and carr personally moonshinegnomie Sep 18 #13

Well Kimmel's contract is with ABC and Disney FakeNoose Sep 18 #27

We have all been harmed by this injustice. A class action suit on behalf of every American seems plausable. twodogsbarking Sep 18 #32

Standing will be the weaselly way the conservatives avoid litigating this IbogaProject Sep 18 #33

Only Disney Corp is to blame. The Grand Illuminist Sep 18 #35

Disney/ABC are not airing a Kirk tribute. Wiz Imp Sep 18 #38

AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve Sep 18 #43