The appeals court whose ruling against the FCC’s $550,000 fine to...
The appeals court whose ruling against the FCC’s $550,000 fine to CBS for airing Janet Jackson’s nipple for less than a second during the 2004 Super Bowl will again consider arguments in the case, which was sent back to…
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it by the Supreme Court (CD May 5 p6). A Thursday order by the 3rd U.S. Appeals Court in Philadelphia set a briefing schedule for CBS v. FCC, with appellant’s briefs due in 60 days. Paperwork from the other side is due in another 40 days, with 14 more days for appellants to respond. The decision was made by the three judges who initially remanded in 2008 the indecency fine to the commission: Julio Fuentes, Anthony Scirica and Marjorie Rendell. Even though the 3rd Circuit wants another round of briefs, it doesn’t indicate whether the court will again hold oral arguments in the case, said Media Access President Andrew Schwartzman, a participant.