The Supreme Court’s narrowing of the issues in two indecency cases it agreed...
The Supreme Court’s narrowing of the issues in two indecency cases it agreed to consider as one is relatively rare. The high court grants petitions for a writ of certiorari that define the issues it will consider about three times…
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a year, Scotusblog Publisher Tom Goldstein, who has argued many cases before the court, told us. The justices, with Sonia Sotomayor not participating, said they'll consider First and Fifth Amendment issues (CD June 28 p1). Briefs in the ABC and Fox case would be due Aug. 11 from the government, and from those two broadcast networks Sept. 12, said Senior Vice President Andrew Schwartzman of the Media Access Project, which has sided with networks on indecency. Those types of deadlines frequently are extended, he said.