Supreme Court punts on big questions in Fox Television indecency case
FCC v. Fox Television Stations, No. 10-1293
Held: Because the Commission failed to give Fox or ABC fair notice prior to the broadcasts in question that fleeting expletives and momentary nudity could be found actionably indecent, the Commission’s standards as applied to these broadcasts were vague . . .
U.S. Supreme Court considers FCC indecency enforcement authority
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguements in the FCC v. Fox Television Stations, No. 10-1293. The question considered: Whether the Federal Communications Commission’s current indecency-enforcement regime violates the First or Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. (Sotomayor, J., recused). Court filings in the litigation can be found at SCOTUS Blog. Links to Related media reports discussing the litigation can be found here.
