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DOJ files suit to collect unpaid FCC indecency fines
April 5, 2008
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice [official website] 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 Enforcement Bureau.... [more] 
FCC files Supreme Court appeal in expletives case
November 2, 2007
[JURIST] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website] Friday asked the US Supreme Court to review a decision [opinion, PDF; JURIST report] by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York vacating an FCC determination [FCC order] that Fox Television broadcasts.... [more]
Johnson & Johnson sues Red Cross for trademark infringement
August 10, 2007
[JURIST] Johnson & Johnson (J&J) [corporate website] filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday against the American Red Cross (ARC) [organization website] alleging that the ARC has been improperly licensing the red cross symbol [J&J press release] for commercial purposes. ARC President and CEO Mark W..... [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 [S 1780 text, PDF], which, if enacted, will give the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) broader authority to sanction television and radio.... [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 [opinion, PDF] a determination [FCC order] by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website] 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 [official website] panel questioned how the Federal Communications Commission [official website] enforces indecency standards [FCC materials] during oral arguments Wednesday in a challenge br....... [more]
FCC drops indecency charges against two network TV shows
November 7, 2006
[JURIST] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website; JURIST news archive] has dropped charges [summary] previously filed against ABC's "NYPD Blue" and CBS's "The Early Show," holding Monday that the shows were not indecent based on lang....... [more]
CBS appeals FCC Super Bowl indecency fine
July 29, 2006
[JURIST] CBS [media website] has appealed a Federal Communications Commission [official website] decision to fine it $550,000 [JURIST report] for an incident in the 2004 Super Bowl broadcast when performer Janet Jackson experienced what was later euphemis....... [more]
Bush signs bill to increase FCC indecency fines
June 15, 2006
[JURIST] One week after the US House of Representatives voted [JURIST report] 379-35 [roll call] to pass the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act [S 193 summary], President Bush signed into law [remarks] the legislation that will increase by tenfold the maxi....... [more]
US House approves bill to increase FCC indecency fines tenfold
June 8, 2006
[JURIST] The US House of Representatives has voted 379-35 [roll call] to pass the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act [S 193 summary], a bill which would increase the maximum indecency [JURIST news archive] fines levied by the Federal Communications Commiss....... [more]
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