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Supreme Court Reopens Nipple-Gate

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted May 4, 2009 10:04 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Supreme Court today ordered a federal appeals court to consider reinstating a fine against CBS for Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction, the AP reports. The appeals court had ruled that the glimpse of Jackson’s breast, which lasted nine-sixteenths of a second, should have been considered “fleeting,” and hence not eligible for a fine.

The high court’s decision to re-open the matter comes on the heels of last week’s narrow decision to allow the FCC to fine networks for even one utterance of a naughty word on live television.

In this Sunday Feb. 1, 2004 file photo, entertainer Janet Jackson, left, covers her breast after her outfit came undone during the half time performance with Justin Timberlake at Super Bowl XXXVIII.
In this Sunday Feb. 1, 2004 file photo, entertainer Janet Jackson, left, covers her breast after her outfit came undone during the half time performance with Justin Timberlake at Super Bowl XXXVIII.   (AP Photo/David Phillip, File)
Singer Janet Jackson, left, covers her breast after her outfit came undone during a number with Justin Timberlake during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Singer Janet Jackson, left, covers her breast after her outfit came undone during a number with Justin Timberlake during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII.   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
In this Sunday Feb. 1, 2004 file picture, Justin Timberlake reaches across Janet Jackson during their performance just before he pulled off the covering to her right breast.
In this Sunday Feb. 1, 2004 file picture, Justin Timberlake reaches across Janet Jackson during their performance just before he pulled off the covering to her right breast.   (AP Photo/David Phillip, File)
Host Justin Timberlake stands onstage in front of a video of himself and Janet Jackson from Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Host Justin Timberlake stands onstage in front of a video of himself and Janet Jackson from Super Bowl XXXVIII.   (Getty Images)
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Doctor-Zaius
May 5, 2009 2:32 AM CDT
Thank God they are keeping us safe from rogue nipples.
AnnieChrist
May 4, 2009 10:38 AM CDT
"we think that half are naughty...." "We" being the 20-30% of the population comprising the christian taliban in the US, who would impose their narrow world view on the other 70-80% of us. God forbid taht any sort of realism seep into our entertainment, the children must be made to believe that America is a "Pleasantville" country, where "naughty persons" are rightfully ostrasized.
AnnieChrist
May 4, 2009 5:21 AM CDT
It's an excuse for scalia and thomas to watch the video over and over, keeping their hands under their robes of course.

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