18 U.S.C. § 1464
Broadcasting obscene language
Whoever utters any obscene, indecent, or profane language by means of radio communication shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 77
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1961–2026 · leading case: CBS Corp. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 663 F.3d 122 (3rd Cir. 2008).
CBS Corp. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 663 F.3d 122 (3rd Cir. 2008). “§ 503 (b) for the broadcast of “indecent” material in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1464 and 47 C.F.R. § 73.3999 .”
Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., 556 U.S. 502 (2009). “language,” 18 U. S. C. §1464 , which includes references to sexual or excretory ac tivity or organs, see FCC v.”
CBS Corp. v. Fed. Commc'n Comm'n, 535 F.3d 167 (3rd Cir. 2008). “§ 503 (b) for the broadcast of "indecent" material in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1464 and 47 C.F.R. § 73.3999 .”
Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., 567 U.S. 239 (2012). “Argued January 10, 2012—Decided June 21, 2012* Title 18 U. S. C. §1464 bans the broadcast of “any obscene, indecent, or profane language.”
Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n v. Pacifica Found., 438 U.S. 726 (1978). “Advancing several reasons for treating broadcast speech differently from other forms of expression, [2] the Commission found a power to regulate indecent broadcasting in two statutes: 18 U. S. C. § 1464 (1976 ed.), which forbids the use of "any obscene, indecent, or profane…”
Columbia Broad. Sys., Inc. v. Democratic Nat'l Comm., 412 U.S. 94 (1973). “[11] The Court in today's decision by endorsing the Fairness Doctrine sanctions a federal saddle on broadcast licensees that is agreeable to the traditions of nations that never have known freedom of press [12] and that is tolerable in countries that do not have a written…”
Pacifica Found. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n & United States of Am., 556 F.2d 9 (D.C. Cir. 1977). “The Commission prohibited them from being broadcast under the authority granted it by 18 U.S.C. § 1464 (1970). 1 As a further rationale for its decision, the Commission cited its statutory obligation to promote the larger and more effective use of radio in the public interest.”
Bethel Sch. Dist. No. 403 v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675 (1986). “' " The Commission issued an order declaring that the radio station was guilty of broadcasting indecent language in violation of 18 U. S. C. § 1464 . 438 U. S., at 732 . The Court of Appeals set aside the Commission's determination, and we reversed, reinstating the Commission's…”
Sable Commc'ns of California, Inc. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 492 U.S. 115 (1989). “87 (1974), or the broadcasting of obscene messages, 18 U. S. C. § 1464 . In United States v. Reidel, 402 U.”
Bryan Range v. Attorney Gen. United States, 69 F.4th 96 (3rd Cir. 2023). “, 18 U.S.C. § 1464 (uttering “any obscene, indecent, or profane language by means of radio communication”); Mich.”
Iancu v. Brunetti, 139 S. Ct. 2294 (2019). “18 U.S.C. § 1464 (prohibiting "obscene, indecent, or profane language" in radio communications); FCC v.”
Illinois Citizens Comm. for Broad. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n & United States of Am., 515 F.2d 397 (D.C. Cir. 1975). “” The inquiry was to be a nonpublic fact-finding proceeding to determine whether certain television, cable, and radio licensees had broadcast material in violation of 18 U.S. C. § 1464 (1970). 2 On the day of the release, the National Association of Broadcasters, at its annual…”
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