The National Digital Inclusion Alliance is suing to stop the illegal cancellation. UCC Media Justice is supporting that effort by coordinating an amicus brief written by the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at UC Berkeley School of Law, joined by 22 total organizations.

Without safeguards, this technology is not accountable to the people it is supposed to serve, placing profit and power over human rights. 

We are reaping the fruit of the industry’s cowardice. In the last few days, Carr has gone after the most vulnerable and the most powerful in quick succession.

Chief U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley in Sacramento issued a preliminary injunction blocking Nexstar’s acquisition of TEGNA. This is a major win.

A week after the FCC approved the deal, the California court issued a temporary restraining order pausing the integration. 

Combining two of the largest TV conglomerates into one company is bad for everyone.

Join us on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Washington, D.C.!

Just as Everett Parker established the public’s right to be heard in the 1960s, we are making the legal argument today that the FCC must listen to the people.

Under current law, commissioners at independent federal agencies serve fixed terms and can be removed by the President only “for cause.” These protections have been upheld by SCOTUS, as designed by Congress—but are now under attack.

Combining two of the largest TV conglomerates into one company is bad for everyone.