The First Amendment wins one

Bravo. The Court of Appeals has struck down the FCC's indecency rule — specifically, its fines for "fleeting expletives" — as "unconstitutionally vague."

No shit.

Fox is the official victor here. The other networks also win. But we all win whenever the First Amendment does.

The Appeals Court, to its credit, notes how much media and the country have changed since George Carlin first uttered his seven dirty words on radio and the Supreme Court blushed. Says the appeals panel:

The Networks argue...