Legal experts say pulling Jimmy Kimmel from air may amount to illegal 'jawboning'
Federal regulators pressured broadcasters to drop late-night hosts, raising concerns about government jawboning and threats to free speech amid media consolidation.
Brendan Carr Isn't Going to Stop Until Someone Makes Him
Carr's public threats to ABC constituted unconstitutional jawboning that coerced corporate compliance, but legal remedies face high evidentiary and deterrent barriers.
