In media news, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the Federal Communications Commission on the use of vulgar words on the airwaves. Last year, a federal court sided with the nation’s four main television networks in a suit against the FCC’s expanded enforcement of the indecency law. The court ruled the FCC could not punish networks for broadcasting “fleeting expletives.”
Supreme Court to Review FCC Indecency Rules
HeadlineMar 18, 2008