Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-1293 | 2d Cir. |
Jan 10, 2012 Tr. |
TBD | TBD | TBD | OT 2011 |
Issue: Whether the Federal Communications Commission's current indecency-enforcement regime violates the First or Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. (Sotomayor, J., recused).
Plain English Issue: Whether the Federal Communications Commission's standards for indecency on television are too vague to be constitutional.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Many options on TV rules
- Argument preview: 4-letter words and TV, Round II
- "Wardrobe malfunction" -- Act II
- Analysis: Of old values and modernity
- TV "indecency" case returns (UPDATED)
- "Fleeting expletive" ban lifted
Briefs and Documents
Merits Briefs for the Petitioners- Brief for the Federal Communications Commission et al.
- Reply brief for Federal Communications Commission, et al.
- Brief for National Religious Broadcasters
- Brief for Parents Television Council
- Brief for Morality in Media, Inc.
- Brief for Focus on the Family and Family Research Council
- Brief for Yale Law School Information Society Project Scholars et al.
- Brief for American Academy of Pediatrics et al. in support of affirmance
- Brief for Fox Television Station, Inc., NBCUniversal Media, LLC, CBS Broadcasting, Inc., and FBC Television Affiliates Association
- Brief for Center for Creative Voices and Future of Music Coalition
- Brief for CBS Television Network Affiliates Association and NBC Television Affiliates
- Brief for ABC Television Affiliates Association
- Brief for ABC, Inc., KTRK Television, Inc., and WLS Television
- Brief for the Cato Institute et al.
- Brief for the National Association of Broadcasters and Radio-Television Digital News Association
- Brief for Former FCC Officials
- Brief for the Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press adn the E.W. Scripps Company
- Brief for the ACLU et al.
- Brief for the Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment and the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project
- Brief for the Public Broadcasting Service
- Brief for the Student Press Law Center and College Broadcasters, Inc.
Certiorari-stage documents
- Opinion below (2d Circuit)
- Amicus brief of Parents Television Council
