Constitutional Law,
Administrative/Regulatory
Jul. 3, 2012
High court punts free speech issues in FCC v. Fox
The court essentially handed the hot potato back to the FCC by staying silent the free speech issues in the case.
On June 21, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the highly anticipated case Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, No. 10-1293. The court, however, declined to address the big issue: whether the government still has the authority to regulate indecency on broadcast television. But the court did rule on narrow grounds in favor of two broadcasters that had faced potential sanctions for programs featuring cursing and nudity.
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