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Jan 10, 2012

Clip from [FCC vs. FOX Television]

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00:00:00 THEY HAVE A STATUTORY BENEFIT OF MUST- CARRY, WHICH GETS THEM ON CABLE SYSTEMS AUTOMATICALLY, AND A FURTHER STATUTORY BENEFIT OF PREFERRED CHANNEL PLACEMENT ON -- ON THOSE -- >> SIGN -- SIGN ME UP AS SUPPORTING JUSTICE KENNEDY'S NOTION THAT THIS HAS A SYMBOLIC VALUE, JUST AS WE REQUIRE A CERTAIN MODICUM OF DRESS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ATTEND THIS COURT AND THE PEOPLE THAT ATTEND OTHER FEDERAL COURTS.
00:00:34 IT'S A SYMBOLIC MATTER.
00:00:38 AND IF THIS IS -- THESE ARE PUBLIC AIRWAVES, THE GOVERNMENT IS ENTITLED TO INSIST UPON A CERTAIN MODICUM OF DECENCY.
00:00:48 I'M NOT SURE IT EVEN HAS TO RELATE TO JUVENILES, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
00:00:52 >> AND WE CERTAINLY AGREE, JUSTICE SCALIA, WITH THE POINT THAT WAS MADE IN THE COURT'S PREVIOUS DECISION IN THIS CASE, THAT -- FOR EXAMPLE, THE WORDS THAT ARE IN THE FOX BROADCAST, TEACHERS DON'T USE THOSE WORDS WITH STUDENTS.
00:01:07 YOU DON'T HEAR THOSE WORDS IN CHURCHES OR SYNAGOGUES.
00:01:11 YOU -THERE ARE MANY, MANY CONTEXTS -- >> WELL, YOU DO MORE AND MORE.
00:01:14 YOU DO MORE AND MORE, SINCE THERE'S --[LAUGHTER]
00:01:15 SINCE THERE'S SO MUCH OF IT ON -- >> IF I THINK IF I MAY -- >> YOU ARE SAYING THAT THE STANDARD CAN STILL BE SYMBOLIC, AS JUSTICE SCALIA SAID.
00:01:28 WE WANT THE KING'S ENGLISH -- FOR THE VERY CHILDREN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY GO ON THE STREET, WHEN THEY -- THEIR BIG
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