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==History== | ==History== | ||
On the week of March 17, 2008, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear this case, in which the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]] sought to overturn FCC fines over obscene language from live broadcasts of awards shows aired in 2002 and 2003.<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> | On the week of March 17, 2008, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear this case, in which the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]] sought to overturn FCC fines over obscene language from live broadcasts of awards shows aired in 2002 and 2003.<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> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 02:19, 23 January 2009
Template:Ongoing lawsuit Template:Infobox SCOTUS case 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 expletives" on television broadcasts.
History
On the week of March 17, 2008, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear this case, in which the Fox Broadcasting Company sought to overturn FCC fines over obscene language from live broadcasts of awards shows aired in 2002 and 2003.[1] The Supreme Court heard arguments from the case on November 4, 2008, which was also Election Day. Chief Justice John G. Roberts and Associate Justice Antonin Scalia expressed support for the FCC.[2]
See Also
Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation
References
- ↑ Ahrens, Frank (2008-03-25). "Fox Refuses To Pay FCC Indecency Fine". The Washington Post: p. D1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/24/AR2008032402969.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-22.
- ↑ "Supreme Court Divided On TV Profanity". Associated Press. 2008-11-04. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/04/supremecourt/main4570462.shtml. Retrieved on 2009-01-22.