Court stays FCC ruling on TV profanity
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A U.S. appeals court on Thursday put  on hold a Federal Communications Commission ruling that four  television broadcasts of profanity violated decency standards  and gave the agency two months to consider rebuttals by the  broadcasters.
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In a major victory for TV networks, a  U.S. appeals court on Monday overruled federal regulators who  decided that expletives uttered on broadcast television  violated decency standards.
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The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday sought to fine 169 Fox television stations a total of $1.18 million for violating decency standards when they aired an episode of &quot;Married by America.
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The government can continue to listen in on phone calls and e-mails overseas until its appeal of a federal judge's ruling outlawing the eavesdropping program is decided, the U.S. Appeals Court in Cincinnati ruled on Wednesday.
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The Supreme Court has denied a challenge to the federal Do Not Call List. Telemarketing companies had filed an appeal, saying the registry violated First Amendment rights because some groups were exempt from the rules.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court decision holding that the recording industry can&#39;t force internet service providers to turn over the names of users trading music files online, effectively stopping one of the legal
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Internet publishers cannot be liable for posting defamatory comments written by others, a California court rules.
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Closing arguments have completed in a trial aimed at overturning a 1998 law aimed at curbing pornography. While proponents of the law saw it is necessary to prevent children from viewing objectionable material, opponents say it hurts free speech.
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The media has no absolute constitutional protection when reporting defamatory comments made by reputable public figures, even when describing the comments in a neutral way, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled.
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U.S. television broadcasters Fox and CBS Corp. this week argued that a Federal Communications Commission crackdown on fleeting TV profanity and nudity was unconstitutional and a big change in how the agency handled similar cases.
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NEW YORK -- The union for baseball umpires will not contest the season-ending suspension given to Mike Winters for using a profanity aimed at San Diego's Milton Bradley last weekend.
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Federal court upholds lower court award of $89.6 million in damages for violation of TiVo's patent on digital video recorders. Dish plans to appeal.
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The California Supreme Court said Internet publishers could not be held liable if they posted defamatory comments written by others.
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Showdown over judge who ruled for a white woman's use of a racial insult to a black colleague.
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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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France's broadcasting watchdog reminds television channels to keep English out of programme names.
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Today the Supreme Court declined to rule that the National Do Not Call Registry violates telemarketers&#39; rights to commercial free speech.