Robbie2010 on 26 April 2010
Supreme Court Accepts Free Speech Challenge to Ban on Violent Video Games
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether California’s ban on the sale and rental of violent video games to minors violates the First Amendment. The court granted cert today, according to stories in Reuters, Bloomberg and the Associated Press. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had overturned the law, saying the state did not produce enough evidence showing the harmful effects of the games. California contends the state can regulate violent videos to protect minors, just as it can regulate sexual materials to protect children. T
I think the law will stand but who knows.
