News

Mock Trial Calls Violent Games Case For California

A panel comprised of some of the nation’s pre-eminent jurists, legal scholars and court observers pondered California’s violent video games statute, which goes before the Supreme Court on November 2 and concluded the high court will decide 6-3 for California.


September 19, 2010
News

Nine States Oppose California In Supreme Court Games Case

Yesterday evening saw the filing deadline for supporting briefs in Schwarzenegger vs Entertainment Merchants Association – the Supreme Court case involving a California statute restricting the sale or rental of violent video game sales. Nine US states oppose the law.


September 18, 2010
News

Colorado Board Of Education Supports The California Game Law

As the entertainment industry rallies against the controversial California video game law, the Colorado State Board of Education issues a call for the state to support the law, calling violent video games a potentially harmful activity like gambling.


News

Entertainment Industry Rises Against California Game Law

Booksellers, publishers and authors, along with the recording, advertising, arcade and comic book industries rally against the California violent video game law in the name of all media.


May 28, 2010
News

Supreme Court Justice O’Connor Calls Games ‘Fabulous’

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor recently spoke a word of charity for video games, telling ABC News in an interview that the medium’s a “fabulous” way to get children to learn.


April 27, 2010
News

Violent Video Game Supreme Court Raises Stakes In America

The Supreme Court’s decision today to hear a case about the potential criminalising of the sale of violent video games to children sparked divided reactions from the parties in the case and a call to gamers to get informed.


April 23, 2009
In Real Life

Supreme Court On Jack Thompson Appeal: No Thanks

Jack Thompson’s appeal of his enhanced disbarment from the Florida Bar hit a bit of a snag on Monday, as the Supreme Court refused to hear his case.