Last week, the Knight Institute joined more than 70 First Amendment scholars, litigators, and civil society organizations to send a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, condemning his recent attacks on ABC-affiliated broadcast licensees and recent suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s program following comments Kimmel made about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The letter argues that Carr’s actions amount to “jawboning” and are “the latest in a pattern of escalat...
