FCC to Challenge Profanity Decision in Supreme Court
FCC TO CHALLENGE PROFANITY DECISION IN SUPREME COURT
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The Justice Department agreed to seek Supreme Court review of the Second Circuit court's smackdown of the Federal Communications Commission's crackdown on fleeting profanities. According to a copy of the solicitor general's request for another extension of the deadline for filing the appeal, "The solicitor general has decided to authorize the filing of a petition for a writ of certiori in this case." Justice said it needed the extra time to "permit the printing of the petition and because the attorneys with principal responsibility for drafting the petition have been heavily engaged with the press of other matters before the court," solicitor general Paul Clement said. According to Andrew J. Schwartzman, president of Media Access Project, which has supported Hollywood in challenges to FCC indecency enforcement, the solicitor general asked for an extension until Nov. 1. Schwartzman added that approval is essentially automatic.
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* FCC pushes review of indecency policy
"I am pleased that the solicitor general will be seeking Supreme Court review of the 2nd Circuit's decision," FCC Chairman Martin said. "I continue to support the commission's efforts to protect families from indecent language on television and radio when children are likely to be in the audience."
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* FCC chief fires back in war on dirty words
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin struck back Wednesday at criticism from network broadcasters and others that government standards are too vague on what constitutes indecency on the public airwaves. "We're down to a very few words," that can't be uttered on the air, he said. "And the commission is very clear about looking at the context in those cases."
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