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Calif. Justices Consider Words Of TV Writers

The justices of the California Supreme Court recently seemed inclined to keep their fingers out of the creative process that helped breathe life into the characters on the TV sitcom "Friends." The court had been asked to rule whether the show writers' sexually crude comments and simulations while hashing out TV scripts could constitute sexual harassment serious enough to cause a hostile work environment, especially for women and minorities.

12 minute read February 28, 2006 at 08:19 AM
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Mike McKee
Calif. Justices Consider Words Of TV Writers

The justices of the California Supreme Court recently seemed inclined to keep their fingers out of the creative process that helped breathe life into the characters on the TV sitcom “Friends.”

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