Supreme Court Should Keep Profanity Off the Airwaves
U.S. Newswire, March, 2008
To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Suzanne Bibby of Eagle Forum, 1-202-544-0353
WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eagle Forum, a leading pro-family organization founded by Phyllis Schlafly, applauds the Supreme Court today for deciding to hear Fox Television Stations v. FCC. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) appealed this case to the Supreme Court after the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York implied a constitutional right for network television to broadcast spontaneous profanity. The FCC policy in question allows for fines against broadcasters for so-called fleeting expletives, or on-air curse words. Fox Broadcasting Co., ABC, CBS, and NBC all challenged this FCC practice after numerous celebrities used profane words during live broadcasts in...
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