Number: RL33170
Title: Constitutionality of Applying the FCC's Indecency Restriction to Cable Television
Authors: Henry Cohen, American Law Division 
Abstract: Various federal officials have spoken in favor of extending the Federal Communication Commission's indecency restriction, which currently applies to broadcast television and radio, to cable and satellite television. This report examines whether such an extension would violate the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech.
Pages: 12
Date: March 17, 2008