Legislation Increasing Indecency Fines Dropped
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Lawmakers last night derailed legislation that would have substantially increased the amount the Federal Communications Commission can fine broadcasters for airing indecent material, giving media companies at least a temporary reprieve after months of scrutiny and public outrage.
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The Turkish Parliament on Sunday approved a revision of the country&#39;s penal code, after the government dropped a proposal to criminalize adultery.
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A federal appeals court tossed out an indecency ruling against Rupert Murdoch's Fox television network yesterday and broadly questioned whether the Federal Communications Commission has the right to police the airwaves for offensive language.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on  Wednesday passed legislation boosting fines on broadcasters and  entertainers who violate on-air decency rules to as much as  $500,000 per incident.
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A federal appeals court tossed out an indecency ruling against Rupert Murdoch's Fox television network today, sending a stern rebuke to the Federal Communications Commission and groups that seek tighter federal regulation of the airwaves.
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Investigations of massive corruption scandals in Kenya like Anglo Leasing will be curtailed by a new law.
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The Air Force has dropped a criminal indecency charge filed against a female airman who refused to testify against another airman she accused of raping her, her lawyer said Friday.
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Perpetrators face three years in chokey The Government has published a new law which will criminalise extreme pornography. The Government first indicated that it would criminalise the possession of violent pornography two years ago.â¦
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Sierra Leone MPs pass a bill, which bans under-age weddings but drop a clause to outlaw female circumcision.
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The House is expected to approve legislation this week that seeks to increase exponentially the amount of money broadcasters and performers would have to pay for indecency violations.
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House and Senate lawmakers have agreed to increase fines on broadcasters who air indecent material, and are trying to include the measure as an amendment to a defense bill, Sen. Sam Brownback said on Tuesday.
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A federal court handed the TV networks a major victory yesterday, ruling that the Federal Communications Commission's crackdown on indecency was "arbitrary and capricious."
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MEXICO CITY - Alarmed by glimpses of sweaty citizens in the buff, the city council in the southeastern city of Villahermosa has adopted a law banning indoor nudity, officials confirmed Wednesday.  The regulation, which takes effect on Jan.
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The Act, which gained Royal Assent from the Queen last night, means hunting with hounds will be banned in England and Wales from February, after the Parliament
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Chafing over a "wardrobe malfunction" and racy radio shock-jock programs, the House overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday authorizing unprecedented fines for indecency.
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Stay offline or face 18 months in jail, $10,000 fine Convicted sex offenders who used websites to help them commit their crimes are to be banned from using the internet under a tough new measure signed into New Jersey law yesterday.â¦
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By Douglas Fischer  A measure banning a broad class of flame retardants from furniture and bedding cleared the Assembly late Wednesday night, while a controversial effort to ban one of the most widely used chemical flame retardants from all consumer products fell short Thursday.