Supreme Court hears Fox, FCC arguments

November 04, 2008 Fox, to decide whether the agency can subject broadcasters to fines when they air so-called "fleeting expletives" on live TV broadcasts or even vulgar language on entertainment programming. While observers expected to hear an occasional swear word as FCC and Fox attorneys discussed the issue with the justices, the use of such euphemisms as "the f-word" and "s-word" helped everyone avoid that, reports said. Chief Justice John Roberts, the only court member with young children, argued that the FCC's approach was reasonable as either one of those two words is "associated with sexual or excretory activity."

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