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Docket 95-124
Docket 95-124

Denver Area Ed. Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v. FCC

The Supreme Court reviewed provisions of the 1992 Cable Act that allowed cable operators to restrict indecent programming on leased and public access channels. The Court upheld the provision granting operators discretion over leased access channels but struck down the requirements to segregate and block such content and the permission to ban it on public access channels as violations of the First Amendment.

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Decided
Decision released
Jun 28, 1996

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The Supreme Court reviewed provisions of the 1992 Cable Act that allowed cable operators to restrict indecent programming on leased and public access channels. The Court upheld the provision granting operators discretion over leased access channels but struck down the requirements to segregate and block such content and the permission to ban it on public access channels as violations of the First Amendment.

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Case Accepted
Arguments HeardUpcoming
Decision ReleasedJun 28, 1996

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opinionBy Breyer, Breyek, Stevens, O'Con-Nor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, O'Connor, Thomas, Rehnquist, Scalia

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