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Indonesia parliament passes broad anti-pornography law
October 30, 2008
'[JURIST] The Indonesian parliament on Thursday passed a controversial anti-pornography law criminalizing all"obscene" works and"bodily movements" that could violate public morality. Proponents of the law include President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and....... [more] 
US Supreme Court opens 2008 term
October 6, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court on Monday began its 2008 term, in which it has agreed to hear cases involving pre-emption of state law, the separation of church and state, and broadcast indecency, among other issues. The Court began hearing oral....... [more]
DOJ files suit to collect unpaid FCC indecency fines
April 5, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Department of Justice on Friday sued Fox Broadcasting Company to collect unpaid fines issued for the broadcast of the controversial 2003 reality show"Married by America." Amending an earlier order, the Federal Communications Commission....... [more]
Supreme Court agrees to hear broadcast indecency, Confrontation Clause cases
March 17, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear eight cases, including FCC v. Fox Television Stations (07-582), where the Court will review a June 2007 ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit which vacated a determination by the....... [more]
Senate panel backs bill giving FCC more power on indecency sanctions
July 20, 2007
'[JURIST] The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Thursday approved the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, which, if enacted, will give the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) broader authority to sanction....... [more]
Federal appeals court overturns FCC indecency decision
June 4, 2007
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York on Monday vacated a determination by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that Fox Television broadcasts violated the FCC''s indecency and profanity prohibitions. The appeals....... [more]
Federal appeals court hears challenge to FCC indecency standards
December 20, 2006
'[JURIST] Judges on a US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit panel questioned how the Federal Communications Commission enforces indecency standards during oral arguments Wednesday in a challenge brought by the Fox television network. The FCC ruled....... [more]
FCC drops indecency charges against two network TV shows
November 7, 2006
'[JURIST] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has dropped charges previously filed against ABC''s"NYPD Blue" and CBS''s"The Early Show," holding Monday that the shows were not indecent based on language content. The FCC also renewed charges....... [more]
CBS appeals FCC Super Bowl indecency fine
July 29, 2006
'[JURIST] CBS has appealed a Federal Communications Commission decision to fine it$550,000 for an incident in the 2004 Super Bowl broadcast when performer Janet Jackson experienced what was later euphemistically labeled a" wardrobe malfunction" that....... [more]
Bush signs bill to increase FCC indecency fines
June 15, 2006
'[JURIST] One week after the US House of Representatives voted 379-35 to pass the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act, President Bush signed into law the legislation that will increase by tenfold the maximum fine for indecency, from$32,500 to$325,000 per....... [more]
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