FCC Chair Reacts After Conservative Supreme Court Justice's Criticism
Summary
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr defended the agency’s role in overseeing television broadcasters after Justice Neil Gorsuch cited Carr’s criticism of a late-night TV host in a Supreme Court opinion. The Court recently ruled President Donald Trump can remove independent agency commissioners, increasing presidential control over these agencies.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Trump can remove Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners at will.
- This decision overturned a 90-year-old rule protecting some independent agency members from being fired without cause.
- Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote separately to warn that agencies now have broad powers subject to presidential control.
- Gorsuch referenced FCC Chairman Carr’s comments about a late-night TV host as an example of the agency’s wide authority.
- Carr had criticized ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel for mocking Trump and warned broadcasters might face FCC action.
- Carr said the FCC will continue to investigate broadcasters and emphasized that broadcast licenses are not immune to review.
- The case discussed was Trump v. Slaughter, involving the firing of an FTC commissioner appointed by both Trump and Biden.
- Carr stressed that the FCC is willing to reconsider longstanding practices regarding the protection of broadcast licenses.
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