F.C.C. Rebuffed by Court on Indecency Fines
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The decision, by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York, was a sharp rebuke for the F.C.C. and for the Bush administration.
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WASHINGTON - Federal regulators on Wednesday proposed a $220,000 indecency fine against the owner of two Kansas radio stations for broadcasting a "Naked Twister" game with local strippers and graphic interviews with porn stars.
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Jason Perryman was slapped with a USD2382 fine and a five-year ban from appearing in a football ground by a British court. He was found guilty of racially aggravated public order offence for his acts in a football match between Birmingham and Blackburn.
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Federal regulators on Wednesday proposed a &#36;220,000 indecency fine against the owner of two Kansas radio stations for broadcasting a "Naked Twister" game with local strippers and graphic interviews with porn stars.
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LOS ANGELES  - The Federal  Communications Commission is said to be preparing to levy a  fine of $1 million or more against Fox Broadcasting Co. and its  affiliates for running afoul of indecency regulations in April  2003 with an episode of the reality show "Married by America,"  sources said.
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As widely expected, the Federal Communications Commission has slapped CBS with a record $550,000 in fines for airing the now infamous &quot;wardrobe malfunction&quot; during February&#39;s Super Bowl halftime show.
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Tabloid articles naming footballers allegedly involved in a rape broke contempt of court laws, a court rules.
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Politics: 13 February 2005, Sunday. A Southern Libyan court rescheduled for March 20 the hearing of the two civil indemnity claims, filed by families of infected Libyan children in the HIV trial against the ...
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The Federal Communications Commission hit CBS on Wednesday (September 22) with a proposed maximum fine of $550,000 for &quot;violation of indecency rules,&quot; stemming from its broadcast of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in February.
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The Federal Communications Commission yesterday proposed a $1.43 million indecency fine against ABC television stations for a 2003 episode of "NYPD Blue," the second-largest proposed indecency fine against a television broadcaster ever.
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The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) denied on Friday that national team coach Dunga had been asked to tone down his attire on the touchline.
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The Federal  Communications Commission on Wednesday unanimously rejected  CBS&#039; request to rescind its proposal to fine the network  &#36;550,000 for Janet Jackson&#039;s &quot;wardrobe malfunction&quot; during the  2004 Super Bowl halftime show.
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Fox Broadcasting Co. is appealing a record-setting $1.18 million fine for airing racy fare on a show called "Married by America," saying the government's indecency rules for broadcast television are unconstitutional because they don't apply to cable and satellite television.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a record total of $1.2 million in fines against 169 Fox Television Network affiliates for airing indecent material during
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WASHINGTON - Federal regulators proposed nearly $1.2 million in indecency fines Tuesday against Fox Broadcasting Co. for its reality series "Married by America."   The Federal Communications Commission cited the network for an April 7, 2003, episode that included scenes from Las Vegas bachelor and bachelorette parties featuring strippers and various sexual situations...
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Officials call for explanation over baton-charging of supporters denied entry to Champions League final.
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Fox Broadcasting Co. and 155 Fox  televisions stations on Friday urged U.S. communications  regulators to rescind their proposed $1.18 million fine for  airing allegedly indecent content on the "Married by America"  show.