Aziz Huq Pens Piece on Kimmel Suspension for Politico
Jimmy Kimmel Should Have Strong Odds at the Supreme Court
In an opinion piece for Politico, Aziz Huq, the Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law, weighed in on ABC's suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr publicly criticized Kimmel on a podcast.
"The ... corporate decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel from late-night television runs squarely afoul of the First Amendment," writes Huq. "The constitution doesn’t guarantee Kimmel a talk show, but it does guarantee that the government won’t quash his speech because of what he chooses to say. Kimmel now has a straightforward suit for damages and forward-looking relief that he can and should file — not just against ABC, but also against the government officials who were the driving force for his embarrassing public disciplining."
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