Four say the law unconstitutionally infringes on cable's First Amendment rights. Four think the rules are probably okay, but a trial court had better take another look at the facts. The Nine heard the same case for the second time last October. Now there's a new Nine. That could change things.
Independent programmers begin peddling porn on red.
So the federal lawyers write another rule. Oshkosh may block indecency on yellow and red. Nine Justices take a vote. Three say the whole law's okay. One basically agrees with them about yellow channels, but for different reasons.