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	~~#REDIRECT~~[[The ~~flagpole~~ in ~~Eme~~'s ~~butt~~]]		'''''FCC v. Fox Television Stations''''' is an ongoing legal case in which the [[United States Supreme Court]] will decide whether the [[Federal Communications Commission]] has the power to ban "[[fleeting expletive]]s" on television broadcasts.
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			==History==
			The case entered the Supreme Court's docket in October 2007 and specifically concerns obscene language broadcast on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] television network from two ''Billboard'' Music Awards shows from 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-24-dirtywords_n.htm\|title=Fight over TV indecency is on high court's doorstep\|last=Biskupic\|first=Joan\|date=2007-10-25\|work=USA Today\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> In the 2002 show, presenter [[Cher]] said "fuck 'em" regarding people who she believed criticized her; in the 2003 show, presenter [[Nicole Richie]] stated regarding her television show: “Why do they even call it ''[[The Simple Life]]''? Have you ever tried to get cow shit out of a Prada purse? It’s not so fucking simple.” <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/swear-words\|title=Freedom's Curse\|last=Pinker\|first=Steven\|date=November 2008\|work=The Atlantic\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>

			In 2004, the FCC prohibited "single uses of vulgar words" under any circumstances, including previous instances where it gave leeway for "fleeting" expletives that networks unknowingly allowed to enter the airwaves.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847143,00.html\|title=The Supreme Court's 2008 Docket\|last=Romero\|first=Francis\|date=2008-10-06\|work=Time\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> However, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] ruled in the case ''Fox et al. v. Federal Communications Commission'' ([http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov:8080/isysnative/RDpcT3BpbnNcT1BOXDA2LTE3NjAtYWdfb3BuLnBkZg==/06-1760-ag_opn.pdf 06-1760]) that the FCC cannot punish broadcast stations for such incidents.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/business/media/05decency.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all\|title=Court Rebuffs F.C.C. on Fines for Indecency \|last=Labaton\|first=Stephen\|date=2007-06-05\|work=The New York Times\|accessdate=2009-01-29}}</ref>

			On the week of March 17, 2008, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear this case.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/24/AR2008032402969.html\|title=Fox Refuses To Pay FCC Indecency Fine\|last=Ahrens\|first=Frank\|date=2008-03-25\|work=The Washington Post\|page=D1\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> The Supreme Court heard arguments from the case on November 4, 2008, which was also [[United States presidential election, 2008\|Election Day]]. Chief Justice [[John G. Roberts]] and Associate Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] expressed support for the FCC.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/04/supremecourt/main4570462.shtml\|title=Supreme Court Divided On TV Profanity\|date=2008-11-04\|publisher=Associated Press\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> An article on ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]'' posted on February 6, 2009 asserted that this case "will be rendered by June, when the current Supreme Court term ends."<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/173757-ABC_Defends_Blue_Behind.php\|title=ABC Defends 'Blue' Behind\|last=Eggerton\|first=John\|date=2009-02-06\|work=Broadcasting & Cable\|accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref>

			==See Also==
			[[Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation]]

			==External links==
			*[http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=19804 Associated Press article about the case]

			[[Category:2009 in law]]
			[[Category:United States Supreme Court cases]]
			[[Category:United States communications regulation case law]]
			[[Category:Federal Communications Commission]]
			[[Category:Censorship in the United States]]
			[[Category:Obscenity law]]
			[[Category:Federal Communications Commission]]
			[[Category:United States communications regulation case law]]
			[[Category:United States free speech case law]]
			[[Category:United States First Amendment case law]]

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	~~'''''FCC v. Fox Television Stations''''' is an ongoing legal case in which the [[United States Supreme Court]] will decide whether the [[Federal Communications Commission]] has the power to ban "~~[[~~fleeting expletive]]s" on television broadcasts.~~		#REDIRECT[[The flagpole in Eme's butt]]
	~~{{ntnes}}~~
	~~==History==~~
	The ~~case entered the Supreme Court's docket~~ in October 2007 and specifically concerns obscene language broadcast on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] television network from two ''Billboard'' Music Awards shows from 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-24-dirtywords_n.htm\|title=Fight over TV indecency is on high court's doorstep\|last=Biskupic\|first=Joan\|date=2007-10-25\|work=USA Today\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> In the 2002 show, presenter [[Cher]] said "fuck 'em" regarding people who she believed criticized her; in the 2003 show, presenter [[Nicole Richie]] stated regarding her television show: “Why do they even call it ''[[The Simple Life]]''? Have you ever tried to get cow shit out of a Prada purse? It’s not so fucking simple.” <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/swear-words\|title=Freedom's Curse\|last=Pinker\|first=Steven\|date=November 2008\|work=The Atlantic\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>

	In 2004, the FCC prohibited "single uses of vulgar words" under any circumstances, including previous instances where it gave leeway for "fleeting" expletives that networks unknowingly allowed to enter the airwaves.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847143,00.html\|title=The Supreme Court's 2008 Docket\|last=Romero\|first=Francis\|date=2008-10-06\|work=Time\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> However, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] ruled in the case ''Fox et al. v. Federal Communications Commission'' ([http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov:8080/isysnative/RDpcT3BpbnNcT1BOXDA2LTE3NjAtYWdfb3BuLnBkZg==/06-1760-ag_opn.pdf 06-1760]) that the FCC cannot punish broadcast stations for such incidents.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/business/media/05decency.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all\|title=Court Rebuffs F.C.C. on Fines for Indecency \|last=Labaton\|first=Stephen\|date=2007-06-05\|work=The New York Times\|accessdate=2009-01-29}}</ref>

	On the week of March 17, 2008, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear this case.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/24/AR2008032402969.html\|title=Fox Refuses To Pay FCC Indecency Fine\|last=Ahrens\|first=Frank\|date=2008-03-25\|work=The Washington Post\|page=D1\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> The Supreme Court heard arguments from the case on November 4, 2008, which was also [[United States presidential election, 2008\|Election Day]]. Chief Justice [[John G. Roberts]] and Associate Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] expressed support for the FCC.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/04/supremecourt/main4570462.shtml\|title=Supreme Court Divided On TV Profanity\|date=2008-11-04\|publisher=Associated Press\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> An article on ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]'' posted on February 6, 2009 asserted that this case "will be rendered by June, when the current Supreme Court term ends."<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/173757-ABC_Defends_Blue_Behind.php\|title=ABC Defends 'Blue' Behind\|last=Eggerton\|first=John\|date=2009-02-06\|work=Broadcasting & Cable\|accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref>

	~~==See Also==~~
	~~[[Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation]]~~

	~~==External links==~~
	*[http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=19804 Associated Press article about the case]

	~~[[Category:2009 in law]]~~
	~~[[Category:United States Supreme Court cases]]~~
	~~[[Category:United States communications regulation case law]]~~
	~~[[Category:Federal Communications Commission]]~~
	~~[[Category:Censorship in the United States]]~~
	~~[[Category:Obscenity law]]~~
	~~[[Category:Federal Communications Commission]]~~
	~~[[Category:United States communications regulation case law]]~~
	~~[[Category:United States free speech case law]]~~
	~~[[Category:United States First Amendment case law~~]]

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	'''''FCC v. Fox Television Stations''''' is an ongoing legal case in which the [[United States Supreme Court]] will decide whether the [[Federal Communications Commission]] has the power to ban "[[fleeting expletive]]s" on television broadcasts.		'''''FCC v. Fox Television Stations''''' is an ongoing legal case in which the [[United States Supreme Court]] will decide whether the [[Federal Communications Commission]] has the power to ban "[[fleeting expletive]]s" on television broadcasts.
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	==History==		==History==
	The case entered the Supreme Court's docket in October 2007 and specifically concerns obscene language broadcast on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] television network from two ''Billboard'' Music Awards shows from 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-24-dirtywords_n.htm\|title=Fight over TV indecency is on high court's doorstep\|last=Biskupic\|first=Joan\|date=2007-10-25\|work=USA Today\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> In the 2002 show, presenter [[Cher]] said "fuck 'em" regarding people who she believed criticized her; in the 2003 show, presenter [[Nicole Richie]] stated regarding her television show: “Why do they even call it ''[[The Simple Life]]''? Have you ever tried to get cow shit out of a Prada purse? It’s not so fucking simple.” <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/swear-words\|title=Freedom's Curse\|last=Pinker\|first=Steven\|date=November 2008\|work=The Atlantic\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>		The case entered the Supreme Court's docket in October 2007 and specifically concerns obscene language broadcast on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] television network from two ''Billboard'' Music Awards shows from 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-24-dirtywords_n.htm\|title=Fight over TV indecency is on high court's doorstep\|last=Biskupic\|first=Joan\|date=2007-10-25\|work=USA Today\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> In the 2002 show, presenter [[Cher]] said "fuck 'em" regarding people who she believed criticized her; in the 2003 show, presenter [[Nicole Richie]] stated regarding her television show: “Why do they even call it ''[[The Simple Life]]''? Have you ever tried to get cow shit out of a Prada purse? It’s not so fucking simple.” <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/swear-words\|title=Freedom's Curse\|last=Pinker\|first=Steven\|date=November 2008\|work=The Atlantic\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>

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 ==See Also==
 [[Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation]]
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=19804 Associated Press article about the case]
 [[Category:2009 in law]]
 [[Category:United States Supreme Court cases]]

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	==History==		==History==
	The case entered the Supreme Court's docket in October 2007 and specifically concerns obscene language broadcast on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] television network from two ''Billboard'' Music Awards shows from 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-24-dirtywords_n.htm\|title=Fight over TV indecency is on high court's doorstep\|last=Biskupic\|first=Joan\|date=2007-10-25\|work=USA Today\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> In the 2002 show, presenter [[Cher]] said "fuck 'em" ~~regarded~~ people who she believed criticized her; in the 2003 show, presenter [[Nicole Richie]] stated regarding her television show: “Why do they even call it ''[[The Simple Life]]''? Have you ever tried to get cow shit out of a Prada purse? It’s not so fucking simple.” <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/swear-words\|title=Freedom's Curse\|last=Pinker\|first=Steven\|date=November 2008\|work=The Atlantic\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>		The case entered the Supreme Court's docket in October 2007 and specifically concerns obscene language broadcast on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] television network from two ''Billboard'' Music Awards shows from 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-24-dirtywords_n.htm\|title=Fight over TV indecency is on high court's doorstep\|last=Biskupic\|first=Joan\|date=2007-10-25\|work=USA Today\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> In the 2002 show, presenter [[Cher]] said "fuck 'em" regarding people who she believed criticized her; in the 2003 show, presenter [[Nicole Richie]] stated regarding her television show: “Why do they even call it ''[[The Simple Life]]''? Have you ever tried to get cow shit out of a Prada purse? It’s not so fucking simple.” <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/swear-words\|title=Freedom's Curse\|last=Pinker\|first=Steven\|date=November 2008\|work=The Atlantic\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>

	In 2004, the FCC prohibited "single uses of vulgar words" under any circumstances, including previous instances where it gave leeway for "fleeting" expletives that networks unknowingly allowed to enter the airwaves.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847143,00.html\|title=The Supreme Court's 2008 Docket\|last=Romero\|first=Francis\|date=2008-10-06\|work=Time\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> However, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] ruled in the case ''Fox et al. v. Federal Communications Commission'' ([http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov:8080/isysnative/RDpcT3BpbnNcT1BOXDA2LTE3NjAtYWdfb3BuLnBkZg==/06-1760-ag_opn.pdf 06-1760]) that the FCC cannot punish broadcast stations for such incidents.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/business/media/05decency.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all\|title=Court Rebuffs F.C.C. on Fines for Indecency \|last=Labaton\|first=Stephen\|date=2007-06-05\|work=The New York Times\|accessdate=2009-01-29}}</ref>		In 2004, the FCC prohibited "single uses of vulgar words" under any circumstances, including previous instances where it gave leeway for "fleeting" expletives that networks unknowingly allowed to enter the airwaves.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847143,00.html\|title=The Supreme Court's 2008 Docket\|last=Romero\|first=Francis\|date=2008-10-06\|work=Time\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> However, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] ruled in the case ''Fox et al. v. Federal Communications Commission'' ([http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov:8080/isysnative/RDpcT3BpbnNcT1BOXDA2LTE3NjAtYWdfb3BuLnBkZg==/06-1760-ag_opn.pdf 06-1760]) that the FCC cannot punish broadcast stations for such incidents.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/business/media/05decency.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all\|title=Court Rebuffs F.C.C. on Fines for Indecency \|last=Labaton\|first=Stephen\|date=2007-06-05\|work=The New York Times\|accessdate=2009-01-29}}</ref>

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	In 2004, the FCC prohibited "single uses of vulgar words" under any circumstances, including previous instances where it gave leeway for "fleeting" expletives that networks unknowingly allowed to enter the airwaves.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847143,00.html\|title=The Supreme Court's 2008 Docket\|last=Romero\|first=Francis\|date=2008-10-06\|work=Time\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> However, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] ruled in the case ''Fox et al. v. Federal Communications Commission'' ([http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov:8080/isysnative/RDpcT3BpbnNcT1BOXDA2LTE3NjAtYWdfb3BuLnBkZg==/06-1760-ag_opn.pdf 06-1760]) that the FCC cannot punish broadcast stations for such incidents.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/business/media/05decency.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all\|title=Court Rebuffs F.C.C. on Fines for Indecency \|last=Labaton\|first=Stephen\|date=2007-06-05\|work=The New York Times\|accessdate=2009-01-29}}</ref>		In 2004, the FCC prohibited "single uses of vulgar words" under any circumstances, including previous instances where it gave leeway for "fleeting" expletives that networks unknowingly allowed to enter the airwaves.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847143,00.html\|title=The Supreme Court's 2008 Docket\|last=Romero\|first=Francis\|date=2008-10-06\|work=Time\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> However, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] ruled in the case ''Fox et al. v. Federal Communications Commission'' ([http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov:8080/isysnative/RDpcT3BpbnNcT1BOXDA2LTE3NjAtYWdfb3BuLnBkZg==/06-1760-ag_opn.pdf 06-1760]) that the FCC cannot punish broadcast stations for such incidents.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/business/media/05decency.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all\|title=Court Rebuffs F.C.C. on Fines for Indecency \|last=Labaton\|first=Stephen\|date=2007-06-05\|work=The New York Times\|accessdate=2009-01-29}}</ref>

	On the week of March 17, 2008, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear this case.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/24/AR2008032402969.html\|title=Fox Refuses To Pay FCC Indecency Fine\|last=Ahrens\|first=Frank\|date=2008-03-25\|work=The Washington Post\|page=D1\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> The Supreme Court heard arguments from the case on November 4, 2008, which was also [[United States presidential election, 2008\|Election Day]]. Chief Justice [[John G. Roberts]] and Associate Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] expressed support for the FCC.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/04/supremecourt/main4570462.shtml\|title=Supreme Court Divided On TV Profanity\|date=2008-11-04\|publisher=Associated Press\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>		On the week of March 17, 2008, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear this case.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/24/AR2008032402969.html\|title=Fox Refuses To Pay FCC Indecency Fine\|last=Ahrens\|first=Frank\|date=2008-03-25\|work=The Washington Post\|page=D1\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> The Supreme Court heard arguments from the case on November 4, 2008, which was also [[United States presidential election, 2008\|Election Day]]. Chief Justice [[John G. Roberts]] and Associate Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] expressed support for the FCC.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/04/supremecourt/main4570462.shtml\|title=Supreme Court Divided On TV Profanity\|date=2008-11-04\|publisher=Associated Press\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> An article on ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]'' posted on February 6, 2009 asserted that this case "will be rendered by June, when the current Supreme Court term ends."<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/173757-ABC_Defends_Blue_Behind.php\|title=ABC Defends 'Blue' Behind\|last=Eggerton\|first=John\|date=2009-02-06\|work=Broadcasting & Cable\|accessdate=2009-02-06}}</ref>

	==See Also==		==See Also==

wikademia>Andrewlp1991: /* History */ +2nd circuit court case in 2007

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	The case entered the Supreme Court's docket in October 2007 and specifically concerns obscene language broadcast on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] television network from two ''Billboard'' Music Awards shows from 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-24-dirtywords_n.htm\|title=Fight over TV indecency is on high court's doorstep\|last=Biskupic\|first=Joan\|date=2007-10-25\|work=USA Today\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> In the 2002 show, presenter [[Cher]] said "fuck 'em" regarded people who she believed criticized her; in the 2003 show, presenter [[Nicole Richie]] stated regarding her television show: “Why do they even call it ''[[The Simple Life]]''? Have you ever tried to get cow shit out of a Prada purse? It’s not so fucking simple.” <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/swear-words\|title=Freedom's Curse\|last=Pinker\|first=Steven\|date=November 2008\|work=The Atlantic\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>		The case entered the Supreme Court's docket in October 2007 and specifically concerns obscene language broadcast on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] television network from two ''Billboard'' Music Awards shows from 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-24-dirtywords_n.htm\|title=Fight over TV indecency is on high court's doorstep\|last=Biskupic\|first=Joan\|date=2007-10-25\|work=USA Today\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> In the 2002 show, presenter [[Cher]] said "fuck 'em" regarded people who she believed criticized her; in the 2003 show, presenter [[Nicole Richie]] stated regarding her television show: “Why do they even call it ''[[The Simple Life]]''? Have you ever tried to get cow shit out of a Prada purse? It’s not so fucking simple.” <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/swear-words\|title=Freedom's Curse\|last=Pinker\|first=Steven\|date=November 2008\|work=The Atlantic\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>

	In 2004, the FCC prohibited "single uses of vulgar words" under any circumstances, including previous instances where it gave leeway for "fleeting" expletives that networks unknowingly allowed to enter the airwaves.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847143,00.html\|title=The Supreme Court's 2008 Docket\|last=Romero\|first=Francis\|date=2008-10-06\|work=Time\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>		In 2004, the FCC prohibited "single uses of vulgar words" under any circumstances, including previous instances where it gave leeway for "fleeting" expletives that networks unknowingly allowed to enter the airwaves.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847143,00.html\|title=The Supreme Court's 2008 Docket\|last=Romero\|first=Francis\|date=2008-10-06\|work=Time\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> However, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] ruled in the case ''Fox et al. v. Federal Communications Commission'' ([http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov:8080/isysnative/RDpcT3BpbnNcT1BOXDA2LTE3NjAtYWdfb3BuLnBkZg==/06-1760-ag_opn.pdf 06-1760]) that the FCC cannot punish broadcast stations for such incidents.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/business/media/05decency.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all\|title=Court Rebuffs F.C.C. on Fines for Indecency \|last=Labaton\|first=Stephen\|date=2007-06-05\|work=The New York Times\|accessdate=2009-01-29}}</ref>

	On the week of March 17, 2008, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear this case.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/24/AR2008032402969.html\|title=Fox Refuses To Pay FCC Indecency Fine\|last=Ahrens\|first=Frank\|date=2008-03-25\|work=The Washington Post\|page=D1\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> The Supreme Court heard arguments from the case on November 4, 2008, which was also [[United States presidential election, 2008\|Election Day]]. Chief Justice [[John G. Roberts]] and Associate Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] expressed support for the FCC.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/04/supremecourt/main4570462.shtml\|title=Supreme Court Divided On TV Profanity\|date=2008-11-04\|publisher=Associated Press\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>		On the week of March 17, 2008, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear this case.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/24/AR2008032402969.html\|title=Fox Refuses To Pay FCC Indecency Fine\|last=Ahrens\|first=Frank\|date=2008-03-25\|work=The Washington Post\|page=D1\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> The Supreme Court heard arguments from the case on November 4, 2008, which was also [[United States presidential election, 2008\|Election Day]]. Chief Justice [[John G. Roberts]] and Associate Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] expressed support for the FCC.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/04/supremecourt/main4570462.shtml\|title=Supreme Court Divided On TV Profanity\|date=2008-11-04\|publisher=Associated Press\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	The case entered the Supreme Court's docket in October 2007 and specifically concerns obscene language broadcast on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] television network from two ''Billboard'' Music Awards shows from 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-24-dirtywords_n.htm\|title=Fight over TV indecency is on high court's doorstep\|last=Biskupic\|first=Joan\|date=2007-10-25\|work=USA Today\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> In the 2002 show, presenter [[Cher]] said "fuck 'em" regarded people who she believed criticized her; in the 2003 show, presenter [[Nicole Richie]] stated regarding her television show: “Why do they even call it ''[[The Simple Life]]''? Have you ever tried to get cow shit out of a Prada purse? It’s not so fucking simple.” <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/swear-words\|title=Freedom's Curse\|last=Pinker\|first=Steven\|date=November 2008\|work=The Atlantic\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>		The case entered the Supreme Court's docket in October 2007 and specifically concerns obscene language broadcast on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] television network from two ''Billboard'' Music Awards shows from 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-24-dirtywords_n.htm\|title=Fight over TV indecency is on high court's doorstep\|last=Biskupic\|first=Joan\|date=2007-10-25\|work=USA Today\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> In the 2002 show, presenter [[Cher]] said "fuck 'em" regarded people who she believed criticized her; in the 2003 show, presenter [[Nicole Richie]] stated regarding her television show: “Why do they even call it ''[[The Simple Life]]''? Have you ever tried to get cow shit out of a Prada purse? It’s not so fucking simple.” <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/swear-words\|title=Freedom's Curse\|last=Pinker\|first=Steven\|date=November 2008\|work=The Atlantic\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>

			In 2004, the FCC prohibited "single uses of vulgar words" under any circumstances, including previous instances where it gave leeway for "fleeting" expletives that networks unknowingly allowed to enter the airwaves.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847143,00.html\|title=The Supreme Court's 2008 Docket\|last=Romero\|first=Francis\|date=2008-10-06\|work=Time\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>

	On the week of March 17, 2008, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear this case.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/24/AR2008032402969.html\|title=Fox Refuses To Pay FCC Indecency Fine\|last=Ahrens\|first=Frank\|date=2008-03-25\|work=The Washington Post\|page=D1\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> The Supreme Court heard arguments from the case on November 4, 2008, which was also [[United States presidential election, 2008\|Election Day]]. Chief Justice [[John G. Roberts]] and Associate Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] expressed support for the FCC.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/04/supremecourt/main4570462.shtml\|title=Supreme Court Divided On TV Profanity\|date=2008-11-04\|publisher=Associated Press\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>		On the week of March 17, 2008, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear this case.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/24/AR2008032402969.html\|title=Fox Refuses To Pay FCC Indecency Fine\|last=Ahrens\|first=Frank\|date=2008-03-25\|work=The Washington Post\|page=D1\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> The Supreme Court heard arguments from the case on November 4, 2008, which was also [[United States presidential election, 2008\|Election Day]]. Chief Justice [[John G. Roberts]] and Associate Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] expressed support for the FCC.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/04/supremecourt/main4570462.shtml\|title=Supreme Court Divided On TV Profanity\|date=2008-11-04\|publisher=Associated Press\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>

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	'''''FCC v. Fox Television Stations''''' is an ongoing legal case in which the [[United States Supreme Court]] ~~must~~ decide whether the [[Federal Communications Commission]] has the power to ban "[[fleeting expletive]]s" on television broadcasts.		'''''FCC v. Fox Television Stations''''' is an ongoing legal case in which the [[United States Supreme Court]] will decide whether the [[Federal Communications Commission]] has the power to ban "[[fleeting expletive]]s" on television broadcasts.

	==History==		==History==

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	The case entered the Supreme Court's docket in October 2007 and specifically concerns obscene language broadcast on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] television network from two ''Billboard'' Music Awards shows from 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-24-dirtywords_n.htm\|title=Fight over TV indecency is on high court's doorstep\|last=Biskupic\|first=Joan\|date=2007-10-25\|work=USA Today\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> In the 2002 show, presenter [[Cher]] said "fuck 'em" regarded people who she believed criticized her; in the 2003 show, presenter [[Nicole Richie]] stated regarding her television show: “Why do they even call it ''[[The Simple Life]]''? Have you ever tried to get cow shit out of a Prada purse? It’s not so fucking simple.” <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/swear-words\|title=Freedom's Curse\|last=Pinker\|first=Steven\|date=November 2008\|work=The Atlantic\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>		The case entered the Supreme Court's docket in October 2007 and specifically concerns obscene language broadcast on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] television network from two ''Billboard'' Music Awards shows from 2002 and 2003.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-10-24-dirtywords_n.htm\|title=Fight over TV indecency is on high court's doorstep\|last=Biskupic\|first=Joan\|date=2007-10-25\|work=USA Today\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> In the 2002 show, presenter [[Cher]] said "fuck 'em" regarded people who she believed criticized her; in the 2003 show, presenter [[Nicole Richie]] stated regarding her television show: “Why do they even call it ''[[The Simple Life]]''? Have you ever tried to get cow shit out of a Prada purse? It’s not so fucking simple.” <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/swear-words\|title=Freedom's Curse\|last=Pinker\|first=Steven\|date=November 2008\|work=The Atlantic\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>

	In 2004, the FCC prohibited "single uses of vulgar words" under any circumstances, including previous instances where it gave leeway for "fleeting" expletives that networks unknowingly allowed to enter the airwaves.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847143,00.html\|title=The Supreme Court's 2008 Docket\|last=Romero\|first=Francis\|date=2008-10-06\|work=Time\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>		In 2004, the FCC prohibited "single uses of vulgar words" under any circumstances, including previous instances where it gave leeway for "fleeting" expletives that networks unknowingly allowed to enter the airwaves.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847143,00.html\|title=The Supreme Court's 2008 Docket\|last=Romero\|first=Francis\|date=2008-10-06\|work=Time\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> However, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] ruled in the case ''Fox et al. v. Federal Communications Commission'' ([http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov:8080/isysnative/RDpcT3BpbnNcT1BOXDA2LTE3NjAtYWdfb3BuLnBkZg==/06-1760-ag_opn.pdf 06-1760]) that the FCC cannot punish broadcast stations for such incidents.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/business/media/05decency.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all\|title=Court Rebuffs F.C.C. on Fines for Indecency \|last=Labaton\|first=Stephen\|date=2007-06-05\|work=The New York Times\|accessdate=2009-01-29}}</ref>

	On the week of March 17, 2008, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear this case.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/24/AR2008032402969.html\|title=Fox Refuses To Pay FCC Indecency Fine\|last=Ahrens\|first=Frank\|date=2008-03-25\|work=The Washington Post\|page=D1\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> The Supreme Court heard arguments from the case on November 4, 2008, which was also [[United States presidential election, 2008\|Election Day]]. Chief Justice [[John G. Roberts]] and Associate Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] expressed support for the FCC.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/04/supremecourt/main4570462.shtml\|title=Supreme Court Divided On TV Profanity\|date=2008-11-04\|publisher=Associated Press\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>		On the week of March 17, 2008, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear this case.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/24/AR2008032402969.html\|title=Fox Refuses To Pay FCC Indecency Fine\|last=Ahrens\|first=Frank\|date=2008-03-25\|work=The Washington Post\|page=D1\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref> The Supreme Court heard arguments from the case on November 4, 2008, which was also [[United States presidential election, 2008\|Election Day]]. Chief Justice [[John G. Roberts]] and Associate Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] expressed support for the FCC.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/04/supremecourt/main4570462.shtml\|title=Supreme Court Divided On TV Profanity\|date=2008-11-04\|publisher=Associated Press\|accessdate=2009-01-22}}</ref>