Re: Another free speech victory

At 11:05 AM 6/28/96 -0700, Anonymous User wrote:

Just read that the Supreme Court "struck down provisions of the 1992 Cable Act that require local cable companies to either ban indecent shows from appearing on leased or access channels or place all programs deemed indecent on a single channel and block it. Those provisions violate free-speech rights, the court said. But the court said Congress lawfully can permit cable operators to choose not to broadcast such programs on leased access channels." [NYT]

Looks like the gov't will lose if it decides to appeal the CDA decision. Medea

However, it's worrisome that the decisions were only 6-3 and 5-4. Jim Bell jimbell@pacifier.com