The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the U.S. broadcast regulator, asked a federal judge to dismiss Disney’s First Amendment lawsuit challenging early license reviews for its eight company-owned ABC stations. The agency says the case is premature and that blocking the reviews would obstruct its investigation into allegations that Disney’s diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices violated discrimination laws. Disney and ABC argue the scrutiny is regulatory pressure over programming and criticism of President Donald Trump, including "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "The View," and infringes editorial freedom. The dispute has intensified tensions between the Trump administration and a major broadcaster while testing FCC authority over stations using public airwaves, where license revocations are extremely rare.