Regulation of Broadcast Indecency : Background and Legal Analysis.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judge-made law.

Constitutional law.

Freedom of speech.

Pornography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (32 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on and discusses the evolution of FCC regulations prohibiting TV and radio broadcasts of indecent material during certain hours. Outlines recent events focusing attention on FCC indecency regulations, analyzes current regulations, reviews various FCC actions regarding indecency, covers recent Supreme Court and Appeals Courts decisions, and summarizes related Congressional activity. Examines whether prohibiting the broadcast of indecent words in any context would violate the First Amendment.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Regulation of Broadcast Indecency

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.