NEW : FCC 's acting chairman calls ruling `` a big win for America 's families '' and the Internet as we know it. " In dissent , Justice John Paul Stevens said `` customs of speech '' and context made the Federal Communications Commission 's position unworkable . ` Thomas sides with majority , but questions FCC 's `` underlying authority '' NEW : Media Access Project head warns of `` impaired artistic expression '' Supreme Court ruled 5-4 federal regulators can clamp down on `` fleeting expletives ''
NEW : FCC 's acting chairman calls ruling `` a big win for America 's families '' and the Internet as we know it. " Thomas sides with majority , but questions FCC 's `` underlying authority '' NEW : Media Access Project head warns of `` impaired artistic expression '' Supreme Court ruled 5-4 federal regulators can clamp down on `` fleeting expletives ''