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Farewell to Hollywood's Favorite Bureaucrat

4/6/2013 8:45 AM ET
In his four years at the helm, the FCC hasn’t issued one fine to Hollywood for indecent content on broadcast television. Now there’s a legacy.

TV and the Soft Eshoo Bill

12/19/2009 8:29 AM ET
What gives Congress the right to interfere with the volume of TV commercials when they inherently flee from the proposition that they have an obligation to enforce existing broadcast decency laws?

Judges Favor the Profane

7/29/2008 1:00 AM ET
In effect, the court said that because the Enforcement Bureau of the FCC has been a steady, ongoing farce of decency protection for thirty years, it must always and forever remain a joke.

Court Punts Super Bowl Indecency Ruling Back to FCC

7/22/2008 1:00 AM ET
All the FCC needs to do is inform broadcasters that fleeting images of nudity constitute actionable indecency, and it intends to enforce the rules.

Stars and Stripes, Newsweek Tut-Tut Concerns about Porn on Military Bases

5/7/2008 1:00 AM ET
The big newsweekly suggests Congressman's motive for proposing a ban is re-election, not the welfare of the troops.

Oh, Those Naughty Broadcasters

3/25/2008 1:00 AM ET
NBC pokes its finger in the FCC's eye, and Fox says 'No' to paying fine.

Keeping 'Pigs' Out of Your Parlor

3/17/2008 1:00 AM ET
The Supreme Court will rule on fleeting expletives and broadcast indecency.

FCC Complaint Filed Against NBC's Las Vegas

2/22/2008 2:00 AM ET
Show aired one day after Jane Fonda dropped the c-word on NBC's Today.

Miller, the Jesus-Mocking Beer

10/12/2007 1:00 AM ET
Miller Brewing Company sponsors an attack on Christianity.

Tila Tequila: the Latest in MTV Sexploitation

10/11/2007 1:00 AM ET
Like all reality shows, this one suffers from noticeable scripting, which must have been done by drooling old men in raincoats.
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