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February 5th, 2004 at 6:35 pm

Super Bowl Kerfuffle

» by Ted Frank

By popular demand: “Terri Carlin wants to make Janet Jackson’s bare breast into a federal case.” (”Tenn. Woman Files Suit Over Super Bowl”, AP, Feb. 5; Randy Kenner, “State of undress causes distress”, Knoxville News-Sentinel, Feb. 5; complaint). See updates Feb. 8, Feb. 14 (case withdrawn); May 28 (another case loses).

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