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Which Supreme Court case was George Carlin's "seven dirty words" routine central to?

  • F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation

  • F.C.C. v. Columbia Broadcasting System

  • F.C.C. v. National Broadcasting Company

  • F.C.C. v. American Broadcasting Company

Answer

George Carlin's "seven dirty words" routine was central to the 1978 United States Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation. The case affirmed the government's power to censor indecent material on public airwaves.
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