The US Supreme¹ Court has ordered a re-examination of a ruling that threw out a fine over Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction²" during 2004's Super Bowl.

美国最高法院命令对04年超级杯赛中Janet Jackson的“衣柜故障”一案进行重新审理。

Jackson and Timberlake caused controversy³ with their half-time show

Federal regulators had initially⁴ fined CBS TV $550,000 (£368,000) in September 2004 for airing the glimpse of Jackson's breast during the broadcast.

But an appeals court quashed（压碎，镇定） it in July last year saying the watchdog acted "arbitrarily（任意的，专横的）" in issuing the fine.

Some 90 million viewers saw the incident during the half time show.

Jackson was performing alongside Justin Timberlake when he reached for her bra（胸罩） and the "malfunction（故障）" occurred.

About 542,000 complaints were received by broadcaster CBS.

Now the high court has directed the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to consider reinstating the fine imposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The order follows a high court ruling last week that upheld（支持） the FCC's policy that subjects broadcasters to fines against even single uses of swear words on live television.

Last year, the appeals court threw out the fine against CBS, saying that as the incident lasted nine-sixteenths of one second, it should have been regarded as "fleeting⁵".

The appeals court said CBS could not be held liable（对……应负责任） for the acts of Jackson and Timberlake - now that ruling will be reviewed in view of the Supreme Court's order in the case.

Lawyers for CBS had urged the Supreme Court to reject the FCC's appeal.