10:25
Amy:
Because the FCC failed to give Fox or ABC fair notice prior to the broadcast that fleeting expletives and momentary nudity would be indecent, the Commission’s standards as applied to these broadcasts were vague.
10:25
Amy:
Because it resolves these cases under the due process clause, it does not involve the First Amendment implications or reconsider Pacifica at this time.
10:25
Tom:
The decision is very narrow. The analysis section of the opinion is only 5 pages long. It says simply that the FCC didn’t give advance notice. It doesn’t decide the big questions of the constitutionality of the current policy.
NO DECISION TODAY!