The Supreme Court and Indecency

[Commentary] The Supreme Court is throwing itself back into the debate over indecency on television, and that may not be a good thing. It agreed last week to review the Federal Communications Commission’s policy of punishing broadcasters for airing “fleeting expletives” — a few isolated bad words. A federal appeals court wisely struck down the FCC’s harsh rules, which have done serious damage to free speech. We hope the Supreme Court does not authorize the FCC to return to its censorial policies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/opinion/23sun1.html
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