Action for Children’s Television v. FCC (D.C. Cir. 1995) said the
restricting indecent television programming during the day did not violate
the First Amendment.
Broadcasting Regulations
This is a list of significant court cases related to broadcasting regulations. The Federal Communications Commission regulates radio, television and cable because they are seen as embodying a public interest. Sometimes the regulations implicate the First Amendment freedom of free speech.
In Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes (1998), the Supreme
Court upheld a decision to exclude Ralph P. Forbes, an independent
candidate for Congress, from a televised debate. The ruling overturned a
ruling that AETC had created a public forum to which all candidates should
have access.