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Clear rules protect free speech and fair enforcement."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 28-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 28-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 20-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 20-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 39, lines 28-12","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 39, lines 28-12"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 28-34","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 28-34"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 44-24","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 44-24"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 34-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 34-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 48-12","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 48-12"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 32-34","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 32-34"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 42-48","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 42-48"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 6-8","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 6-8"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 8-18","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 8-18"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 4-20","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 4-20"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 48-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 48-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 48-4","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 48-4"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 50-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 50-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 30-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 30-26"}]}],"slug":"2011-10-1293-fcc-v-fox-television-stations-inc","term":"2011","title":"Can the FCC fine broadcasters for fleeting nudity?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 28-44","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 28-44"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 20-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 20-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 39, lines 28-12","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-1293.pdf","page_label":"file page 39, lines 28-12"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}