U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 7, 2012
Broadcast indecency reconsidered in a digital age
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next week on the government's indecency-enforcement policy for broadcasts, potentially testing if justifications from the 1970s survive in today's media-saturated culture.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - When the U.S. Supreme Court first ruled the government could regulate indecent broadcasts, most Americans still had to adjust their televisions' rabbit ears to tune into programming like "Laverne & Shirley" and "Three's Company."
Broadcasting is a "uniquely pervasive presence" in everyday life and "uniquely accessible to children," Ju...
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