“The First Amendment does not permit the government to sit in an editor’s chair.”

As the agency attempts to brand the panel show as not a "bona fide" news program, the network argues in a new filing that "what has changed is not the program but the political…

The network challenged the agency's decision to reconsider whether "The View" qualifies for equal air time exemptions.

“The First Amendment does not permit the government to sit in an editor’s chair.”

ABC submitted the July 6 filing as part of an ongoing FCC proceeding centered on whether 'The View' should be exempt from its equal time rules.

ABC is continuing to fight back forcefully against efforts by federal regulators to reopen the question of whether its popular talk show “The View” is subject to equal time rules.