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| Subject: More statist insanity: Government asks high court to review Jackson 'wardrobe malfunction' incident Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:57 am | |
| An appeal over singer Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" and brief partial nudity on national television has reached the Supreme Court, the latest free speech episode over indecent, if fleeting, images and words on the public airwaves.
The Obama administration has asked the Supreme Court to decide whether record government fines against CBS should be allowed to stand.
A federal appeals court last November ruled for the network and its affiliates, saying the Federal Communications Commission's sanctions were improper. The agency had punished the network with a $550,000 fine after the pop singer's breast was briefly exposed during a live halftime show with fellow entertainer Justin Timberlake at the 2004 Super Bowl.
The Supreme Court is currently deciding a separate but related issue over whether FCC enforcement policies violate the free speech rights of broadcasters airing profanity and sexual content, both in live and scripted form.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/18/us/scotus-wardrobe-malfunction/index.html |
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