Fine for Super Bowl 'wardrobe malfunction' tossed

"Wardrobe Malfunction" Was No Big Deal

Posted 30 days ago on Dan Shanoff

That's what the courts decided today , and it takes me back to Monday, February 2, 2004 . I went back to look at what I wrote in the Quickie about Janet Jackson, but found a classic example of the "instant history" that defined the column: Two Words for You : Breast. Ever? We may never see another one like that again . (I'm talking about the freshly minted Pats dynasty; what are you ...

Court Tosses Out Fine For 'Wardrobe Malfunction'; Slams FCC

Posted 30 days ago on FanHouse

In an interesting move today that reeks of common sense, a federal appeals court tossed out the indecency fine the FCC slapped on CBS for the now-infamous 'wardrobe malfunction' . The FCC fined CBS $550,000 when, during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show which was televised on the network, Janet Jackson's exposed breast was televised for less than a second. Actually, the court determined it ...

Breast reduction: $550K to $0 for wardrobe malfunction

Posted 30 days ago on Randball

Perhaps it wasn’t the most pressing case on the docket, but we would still like an explanation for the ruling on the 2004 Super Bowl “wardrobe malfunction” coming down right now. Hey appeals court: we’re working on a post about the Olympics. We’ll have it done by October 2009. Cool? In any event, it has [...]

Super Bowl Wardrobe Malfunction fines tossed out.

Posted 7/21/2008 on Clubhouse Cancer

Are we the only ones who didn’t even notice this during the Super Bowl a couple of years ago? Perhaps it was the delicious combination of jalapeño poppers and ‘tequilatinis’, but if the media didn’t make such a giant deal about it…who would have ever even known or cared? But we digress… Associated Press is reporting that a federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency ...

Court tosses Janet Jackson fine

Posted 7/21/2008 on SmackCaster SmackBlog

So much for fine against CBS for the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction . A three-judge federal appeals court panel tossed out the $550,000 indecency fine against the network, ruling that the Federal Communications Commission "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" with its punishment for the brief nudity at halftime, the AP reports this morning. Opens up all kinds of ...

Third Circuit Vacates 'Wardrobe Malfunction' Fine

Posted 7/21/2008 on Sports Law Blog

In a long-awaited and hardly surprising ruling, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit threw out the Federal Communication Commission's $550,000 fine against CBS for the now-infamous Janet Jackson-Justin Timberlake breast-bearing (all 9/16 of a second) 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. In language echoing a Second Circuit ruling in FCC v. Fox over one year ago, this ...

Appeals court throws out fine against CBS in 'wardrobe malfunction' incident

Published 30 days ago on The Seattle Times: Sports

A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that included...

Court throws out 'wardrobe malfunction' fine

Published 30 days ago on Boston.com -- Football news

PHILADELPHIA - A federal appeals court threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. yesterday for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction."

Court nixes SB 'wardrobe malfunction' fine

Published 30 days ago on FOXSports.com News for NFL

A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction." The three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of ...

Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine

Published 30 days ago on NYDailyNews.com - Football

A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction."

Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine

Published 30 days ago on Boston.com -- Football news

A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction."

CBS 'wardrobe malfunction' fine tossed (AP)

Published 30 days ago on Yahoo! Sports - NFL News

A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction." The three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of ...

Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine

Published 7/21/2008 on NYDailyNews.com - Football

A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction."