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Justices Prepare To Hear Profanity
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Published: November 4, 2008
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court would not be recommended as the best place in this city to hear a raucous conversation that makes full use of the F-word, the S-word and assorted other vulgarities.
It is a place of decorum.
This morning could be an exception, however. While the nation focuses its eyes and ears on the presidential election, the justices will spend time talking about the F-word and its many variants in a case that could determine whether these words will be heard more often on television and radio.
The nation's broadcasters are fighting fines imposed by the Federal Communications Commission for airing the banned words, even if inadvertently. But the case is much more than a swearing contest. The stakes are high - for broadcasters, for viewers and for parents. At issue is the future indecency standard for television and radio.
Los Angeles Times
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