Article: FCC to Get F-Word Help.(United States. Department of Justice)(United States. Federal Communications Commission)(United States. Supreme Court)

By Ted Hearn

Justice To Ask High Court for Support on Indecent Language

Washington- The Justice Department plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to punish TV stations for the isolated and fleeting broadcast of the F-word.

The case, which does not involve cable, threatens the FCC's authority to rid TV broadcasts of indecent language and impose large fines as punishment. The high court could decide to rein in the FCC or embolden it to go after marginal infractions.

The Bush Administration's decision to seek high court review was disclosed Sept. 24 in a Justice Department ...

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