Posted AT 11:45 PM EST on 21/07/08
After Nipplegate defeat, FCC crusade in tatters
She has won six Grammy Awards, been nominated for an Oscar, and had a star placed on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Now, Janet Jackson can pin another medal on her chest: accidental First Amendment crusader.
On Monday, a federal appeals court dealt a significant blow to the U.S. government's attempts to police the airwaves, ruling that it could not fine
CBS Corp. $550,000 (U.S.) for airing a Super Bowl halftime show in 2004 in which Ms. Jackson briefly bared her right breast.
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