United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc.
2000 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, 529 U.S. 803 (2000), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court struck down Section 505 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which required that cable television operators completely scramble or block channels that are "primarily dedicated to sexually-oriented programming" or limit their transmission to the hours of 10 pm to 6 am.[1]
Quick Facts United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Argued November 30, 1999 Decided May 22, 2000 ...
United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group | |
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Argued November 30, 1999 Decided May 22, 2000 | |
Full case name | United States, et al. v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. |
Citations | 529 U.S. 803 (more) 120 S. Ct. 1878; 146 L. Ed. 2d 865; 2000 U.S. LEXIS 3427 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | Preliminary injunction denied, Playboy Entm't Grp., Inc. v. United States, 945 F. Supp. 772 (D. Del. 1996); judgment for plaintiff, 30 F. Supp. 2d 702 (D. Del. 1998); probable jurisdiction noted, 527 U.S. 1021 (1999). |
Holding | |
The provision of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) which requires cable television operators to scramble or block channels that are "primarily dedicated to sexually oriented programming" from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. violates the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Section 505 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 561) is unconstitutional. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kennedy, joined by Stevens, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg |
Concurrence | Stevens |
Concurrence | Thomas |
Dissent | Scalia |
Dissent | Breyer, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia |
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