Lawyers for the Federal Communications Commission are asking a federal judge to throw out Disney and ABC’s lawsuit seeking to block the agency from continuing its early review of the network’s broadcast licenses.

In a filing Thursday, FCC lawyers argued that Disney’s lawsuit is premature because the agency has not yet decided whether to take any enforcement action against the company. They said halting the process now would prevent the commission from fully investigating allegations that Disney and ABC violated federal law.

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