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Violent Video Game Legal Battle Could Cost California Another $US1.1m

Now that the smoke has cleared and the video game industry stands triumphant over the state of California in the Supreme Court battle over making it a crime to sell violent games to minors, the Entertainment Software Association needs to pay its lawyers. Why hello there, California taxpayers.


June 28, 2011
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Video Games Are Ruled Protected Speech, Now What?

Ending a years-long battle with California legislators, the US Supreme Court this week ruled that video games are protected free speech and that their sale to minors can’t be criminalised.


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First Amendment Trumps California In Supreme Court Battle Over Violent Video Games

The Supreme Court sided with the video game industry today, declaring a victor in the six-year legal match between the video game industry and the California lawmakers who wanted to make it a crime for anyone in the state to sell extremely violent games to kids.


October 20, 2010
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Guest Editorial: A First Amendment Call To Arms

Video gamers across the country are anxiously awaiting November 2 when the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case close to our hearts.


April 27, 2010
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US Supreme Court To Review Game Ratings Law

The legality of a state regulating the sale and rental of violent video games to minors will be decided finally by the US Supreme Court this year, the justices decided today.