Supreme Court

Bill O'Reilly on Gay Marriage: 'Compelling Argument is on the Side of Homosexuals'

Media
 March 27, 2013 By Brent Lang 8 weeks ago

"The O'Reilly Factor" host says Bill Clinton and Barack Obama "don't care about gays"

  

Prop 8: Hear Today's Arguments Before the Supreme Court (Audio)

Culture
 March 26, 2013 By Ira Teinowitz 8 weeks ago

Justices repeatedly raise procedural questions about a case involving the legality of California’s ban on same-sex marriages

  

Prop 8 at Supreme Court: How TV Helped Clear the Way for Same-Sex Marriage

Television
 March 25, 2013 By Tim Molloy 8 weeks ago

Television can take some of the credit for bringing homosexuality into the mainstream and paving the way for the Supreme Court to rule on same-sex marriage

  

Supreme Court Copyright Decision May Spur Congress to Revise Laws

Media
 March 20, 2013 By Ira Teinowitz 8 weeks ago

Congress was already looking at U.S. copyright statutes and Tuesday's Supreme Court decision may accelerate that process

  

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Streaming TV, Music Piracy Cases

Television
 March 18, 2013 By Ira Teinowitz 9 weeks ago

High court upheld decisions against pay-TV service ivi, and music downloader Jammie Thomas-Rasset

  

Supreme Court Rejects John McTiernan's Appeal, Sending 'Die Hard' Director to Prison

Movies
 January 15, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 18 weeks ago

"Die Hard" director John McTiernan will serve time for misleading investigators in the case of private eye Anthony Pellicano

  

Comcast Class-Action Suit Will Be Heard by Supreme Court

Media
 October 1, 2012 By Doug Halonen 33 weeks ago

A federal court judge's decision to side with Comcast sets the stage for the class-action matter to be heard by the Supreme Court

  

Canada Supreme Court Rules Against Music Industry: No Separate Copyright for iTunes Previews, Game Downloads

 July 12, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 44 weeks ago

Music owners should not get royalties for 30- to 90-second iTunes song samples or for music in video game downloads

  

Ted Nugent Slams Chief Justice Roberts, Muses About Secession

Media | Music
 July 6, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 45 weeks ago

The Supreme Court's support of President Obama's health care reform plan compels Ted Nugent to sound off in The Washington Times

  

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Janet Jackson Indecency Case

 June 29, 2012 By Doug Halonen 46 weeks ago

The court will not review a lower court decision that threw out the FCC's $550,000 fine for Janet Jackson's 2004 "wardrobe malfunction" 

  

Supreme Court Punts in FCC Cross-Ownership Case

Media
 June 29, 2012 By Doug Halonen 46 weeks ago

The Supreme Court decides not to review an Appeals Court decision blocking cross-ownership of broadcast and print properties

  

Jon Stewart Mocks CNN, Fox News Supreme Court Health Care Ruling Flub (Video)

Media
 June 29, 2012 By Brent Lang 46 weeks ago

"The Daily Show" host pokes fun after the cable news networks mistakenly report that the Obama health care law was declared unconstitutional 

  

Supreme Court Health Care Law Decision: Sarah Palin, Albert Brooks, Alec Baldwin React on Twitter

Media
 June 28, 2012 By Brent Lang 46 weeks ago

After Obamacare decision, Bill Simmons tweets, " Today is going to be such an awesome episode of "The Newsroom" in 2 years."

  

Supreme Court Health Care Ruling Confuses CNN, Fox News

Media
 June 28, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 46 weeks ago

The Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's signature piece of legislation -- just don't tell the cable news networks

  

Supreme Court Knocks Down FCC Indecency Rules in Fox Case, Ducks First Amendment Question

Television
 June 21, 2012 By Doug Halonen 47 weeks ago

Supreme Court says FCC didn't give adequate notice of policies on "fleeting expletives" and brief nudity -- leaves it open for FCC to modify the rules

  

Senators to Supreme Court: Televise the Obamacare Hearings

Television
 June 19, 2012 By Doug Halonen 48 weeks ago

“We believe that the issues in the case are as important and consequential as any in recent Court history,” two Congressional leaders said in a letter to the court

  

Music Industry's Crackdown on Illegal Downloaders Gets a Boost From Supreme Court

 May 21, 2012 By Doug Halonen 1 year ago

Court declines to review a $675,000 jury award against Boston University student who downloaded a mere 30 songs.

  

Supreme Court Won't Allow Cameras for Upcoming Health-Care Arguments

Media
 March 16, 2012 By Peter Voskamp 1 year ago

Supreme Court promised to expedite release of audio recordings due to "extraordinary public interest" in cases

  

Prop 8 Is Unconstitutional, Court Rules

Media
 February 7, 2012 By Peter Voskamp 1 year ago

State appeals court upholds lower court's decision on gay marriage

  

Jon Stewart's Primetime Hypocrisy Montage (Video)

Television
 January 27, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Stewart takes on double standards in TV obscenity rules

  

Steven Tyler Makes Expletive-Laden Plea for Decency on TV

Television
 January 10, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Profanity on TV "turns it into something crass," says F-bomb-dropping "Idol" judge as Supreme Court begins indecency case

  

'Occupy'-ers Protest at Supreme Court's Indecency-on-TV Hearing (Updated)

Television
 January 10, 2012 By Peter Voskamp 1 year ago

Inside, attorneys for Fox and ABC argue that current standards for broadcast are arbitrarily applied and violate the First Amendment

  

Broadcasters Press Supreme Court to Overturn TV, Radio and Newspaper Ownership Rules

Media
 December 5, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The NAB says the regulations prevent broadcasters from having the financial means to produce higher quality news

  

Major Public Interest Group Joins Networks to Oppose FCC's Indecency Enforcement

Television
 November 3, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Media Access Project says rules have a "chilling effect" on artistic expression

  

Supreme Court Videogame Ruling: Free Speech Limits on Sex, But Not Violence

Television
 June 27, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

No matter how violent a videogame is, it can't be considered obscene

  

Supreme Court to Decide if FCC Can Fine Networks for Language, Nudity

Television
 June 27, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Case involves awards show profanities, exposed buttocks on "NYPD Blue"

  
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