Public-Interest Coalition Urges D.C. Circuit to Halt FCC Approval of Unlawful Nexstar Merger
May 20, 2026
May 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, posted the following news release on May 19, 2026:
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Public-Interest Coalition Urges D.C. Circuit to Halt FCC Approval of Unlawful Nexstar Merger
On Monday, Free Press and allies asserted that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr had rigged the system to avoid federal appeals-court scrutiny of the unlawful Nexstar-Tegna merger.
In a May 1 . . .
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Public-Interest Coalition Urges D.C. Circuit to Halt FCC Approval of Unlawful Nexstar Merger
On Monday, Free Press and allies asserted that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr had rigged the system to avoid federal appeals-court scrutiny of the unlawful Nexstar-Tegna merger.
In a May 1 . . .