Court Declines to Release Fox Profanity Tapes

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in an indecency case titled, Federal Communications Commission vs Fox et al. C-SPAN had hoped to get audio tapes of the arguments as soon as Tuesday so they could be heard publicly. But the Supreme Court has denied the request and the tapes are unlikely to be released before June or July 2009. The Supreme Court does not allow TV cameras or live audio coverage, but has made tapes available on an expedited basis for some key cases, most notably the 2000 Bush vs. Gore recount decision.