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The understandable uproar over the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel for comments he made on-air Monday regarding the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk , and the unfocused response of President Trump , has mistakenly centered on whether ABC infringed Kimmel’s 1st Amendment rights. ABC and its parent company Disney have 1st Amendment rights to decide whether to broadcast Kimmel and can be criticized for caving to pressure from the Federal Communications Commission, but it had the legal freedom to suspend the host.

However, it’s clear the chair of the FCC, Brendan Carr, violated the 1st Amendment when he threatened ABC with consequences if it didn’t take action against Kimm

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