America Vs Pacifica Case

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1. Does the court’s ruling mean that it agrees with the networks and fleeting use of expletives in broadcasts is legitimate?
No, the court granted a petition for review, vacated the order of the FCC, and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. The case will be brought to a new trial and the first ruling will be reversed. The case will be compared to prior cases and a ruling made that reflects those of similar cases in order to determine if the policy was well reasoned.
2. Why did the court decide that the FCC decision was not well-reasoned?
In Pacifica, the Supreme Court justified the FCC's regulation of the broadcast media in part on the basis that indecent material on the airwaves enters into the privacy of

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