In what the Parent\u2019s Television Council called “a sucker-punch to families everywhere\u201d a court ruling which\u00a0\u201creaches the level of judicial stupidity,” has ruled that there was nothing indecent about pop singer Janet Jackson’s breast being bared before 90 million people during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.<\/p>\n
The Third Circuit Federal Court of Appeals has thrown out the $550,000\u00a0fine the Federal Communications Commission had ordered CBS-TV to pay.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0judges\u00a0ruled that the FCC imposed the original fine \u201carbitrarily and capriciously.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you remember, CBS billed the incident as a \u201cwardrobe malfunction\u201d when Justin Timberlake seemingly ripped off the leather flap covering her breast.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe F.C.C. failed to acknowledge that its order in this case reflected a policy change and improperly imposed a penalty on CBS for violating a previously unannounced policy,\u201d the court said in a 2-to-1 decision\u00a0authored by Judge Marjorie O. Rendell and joined by Judge Julio M. Fuentes.<\/p>\n
Chief Judge Anthony J. Scirica dissented. He\u00a0wrote the unanimous opinion in 2008 when the appeals court first ruled against the FCC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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