Supreme Court Overturns Fleeting Expletives Ruling, Ducks Larger Issues
Posted on AllSides June 21st, 2012
From The Left
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against the Federal Communications Commission's policy on fleeting expletives over the airwaves, vacating the lower court's decision on due process and fair notice grounds. It ducked the larger First Amendment issues about regulating broadcast indecency in Fox v. FCC.
The Court took issue with the fact that the FCC did not fully articul
