FCC asks court to dismiss Disney and ABC lawsuit over early license review

In a court filing, lawyers for the FCC asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit in which Disney and ABC seek to block the agency's early review of ABC's broadcast licenses. The FCC argues the suit is premature because it has not yet decided whether to take enforcement action against the company. It also says halting the review would keep it from fully investigating alleged violations of federal law.

• FCC filing asks the court to dismiss the suit
• Argument: no enforcement decision yet, so the suit is premature
• FCC says halting the review would block its investigation of alleged federal law violations