U.S. Supreme Court
Apr. 30, 2009
U.S. Justices Rule FCC Can Sanction TV Networks for Fleeting Obscenities
Some fleeting expletives were likely uttered in network TV boardrooms Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Communications Commission's decision to clamp down on the use of obscenities in live broadcasts was lawful.
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - Fleeting expletives may have been uttered in network TV boardrooms Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Communications Commission's decision to clamp down on the use of obscenities in live broadcasts was lawful. In the 5-4 decision, the court held that the Administrative Procedure Act, a law that regulates government rulemaking, had not been violated by a 2004 FCC p...
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