U.S. Supreme Court
Oct. 16, 2008
War of the Words
An upcoming case on the Supreme Court's docket potentially provides the court with the occasion to bring First Amendment law concerning the mass media into the 21st century, writes Erwin Chemerinsky. - Forum column
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
FORUM COLUMN
By Erwin Chemerinsky One of the most fascinating cases on the Supreme Court's docket this year, and one that is sure to attract great media attention, involves whether the government may punish television and radio stations for the occasional profanity. The case, Federal Communication Commission v. Fox Television Stations, 489 F.3d 444 (2d Cir. 2007), potentially provides the court with the occasion to bring First Amendment law c...
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