Aug 27, 2010
FCC Seeks En Banc Rehearing of 2nd Circuit Ruling on Indecency Policy
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking an en banc rehearing in the “fleeting expletives” case. In July, a three-judge 2nd Circuit panel ruled that an FCC policy fining broadcasters for airing certain expletives was unconstitutionally vague. Now, the FCC wants the entire circuit court to hear its case, arguing in a petition that a rehearing is needed to “maintain uniformity of the court’s decisions, and also to address exceptionally important questions about the agency’s ability to enforce federal law.”