Fcc Drive Violates Rights, Fox Charges ; Push On Profanity Is Called 'Intrusion'

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WASHINGTON The government is violating the First Amendment by embarking on a "radical reinterpretation and expansion" of its power to punish broadcasters for indecent speech, a federal court was told Wednesday by Fox Television Stations Inc.

Fox, CBS Broadcasting Inc., NBC Universal Inc. and NBC Telemundo License Co. are suing the Federal Communications Commission, challenging the way the agency metes out punishment for airing shows that contain profanity. Fox filed formal arguments in a federal appeals court in New York. Later in the day, CBS and NBC also filed briefs.

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Fcc Drive Violates Rights, Fox Charges ; Push On Profanity Is Called 'Intrusion'

The New York case is proceeding at the same ...

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