U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 23, 2012
Court avoids First Amendment challenge to FCC indecency rules
The Supreme Court left undisturbed the considerable shadow the FCC casts over broadcasters in a digital age, unanimously striking indecency sanctions against two networks on narrow grounds while dodging free speech issues.
Daily Journal Staff Writers
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday didn't disturb the considerable shadow the Federal Communications Commission casts over broadcasters in a digital age, unanimously striking indecency sanctions against two networks on narrow grounds while dodging the weighty free-speech issues.
Broadcast TV networks will likely continue to find themselves carefully negotiating the regulator's...
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