Court Throws Out Ruling on Janet Jackson
Why
The Supreme Court is ordering a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS Corp. over Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction. The court Monday directed the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to consider reinstating the $550,000 fine that the Federal Communications Commission imposed on CBS over Ms. Jackson's breast-baring performance at the 2004 Super Bowl. Last year, the appeals court threw out the fine against CBS, saying the FCC strayed from its long-held approach of applying identical standards to words and images when reviewing complaints of indecency. The appellate court said the incident lasted nine-sixteenths of one second and should have been regarded as "fleeting." But last week, the Supreme Court narrowly upheld the FCC's policy threatening fines on so-called fleeting expletives on live television. (FCC v. CBS Corp.)
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