Supreme Court Takes Case on FCC Indecency Rules

Bare butt and F-bombs to get hearing

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review the Federal Communications Commission's broadcast indecency rules in the hopes of clearing up once and for all whether things like a fleeting F-bomb or a bare butt are indecent. Oral arguments will be scheduled for this fall.

Since a year ago when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the FCC's rules in two cases (one involving Fox, the other ABC), the FCC hasn't issued a single indecency fine.

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