Evidence
4 entries in Fcc CensorshipCBS Statement Denying It Blocked the Talarico Interview
CBS released a statement claiming the network merely 'provided legal guidance' to The Late Show — which Colbert called 'crap' and picked up with a dog waste bag on live television.
FIRE Legal Analysis: Selective Enforcement as Viewpoint Discrimination
FIRE's formal legal statement arguing that the FCC's selective enforcement of equal time rules against late-night shows — while exempting conservative talk radio — constitutes viewpoint-based government discrimination against speech.
FCC Commissioner Gomez Statement on CBS Corporate Capitulation
The sole Democratic FCC commissioner condemned the CBS decision as 'corporate capitulation' and stated the FCC has 'no lawful authority to pressure broadcasters for political purposes.'
FCC Public Notice: Equal Time Rule Guidance for Talk Shows
The Public Notice in which FCC Chairman Carr warned that late-night and daytime talk shows 'motivated by partisan purposes' could lose their equal time exemption — the document that triggered the chain of events.