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Corporations can claim personal privacy interest
Corporations can have a "personal privacy" interest that can cause their records to be withheld from government release under a… -
Networks challenge indecency regulations in appeals
The Federal Communication Commmission's battle over fines for controversial moments during awards shows and the Superbowl continues, as briefs were… -
CBS 'wardrobe malfunction' case remanded
A federal appeals court must reconsider its ruling vacating a $550,000 FCC fine against CBS over Janet Jackson's televised 2004 "wardrobe malfunction," the… -
Supreme Court upholds fleeting expletive ban
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a government policy of sanctioning television networks for one-time utterances of fleeting expletives on… -
FCC Commissioner calls for clarification on Fairness Doctrine
FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell on Wednesday urged President Obama to clarify his position on any potential reinstatement of the Commission’s now-defunct… -
FCC reviewing Golden Globes "middle finger" incident
The FCC says it has received 18 complaints about NBC's Golden Globes telecast last weekend and will now review one incident, in which… -
FCC requests Supreme Court review of Super Bowl incident
In the midst of the Supreme Court’s deliberation of whether the FCC permissibly fined broadcasters for “fleeting expletives” in FCC v. Fox, the Commission… -
Supreme Court to hear arguments over expletives
If anyone is anxiously awaiting to hear “fuck” echo through the Supreme Court chambers during oral arguments in Tuesday’s fleeting… -
FCC to probe TV analysts' Pentagon ties
Responding to a complaint from Reps. John Dingell (D-Mich.) and Rosa DeLaura (D-Conn.), the Federal Communications Commission is investigating whether… -
FCC Super Bowl fine out of bounds, court says
A federal appeals court today decided CBS Corp. will not have to pay a $550,000 fine for the 2004 Super…