Entertainment & Sports
Jun. 29, 2011
High Court Shoots Down Video Game Ban
Reaffirming its broad support of First Amendment protection, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California law that would have prohibited minors from purchasing or renting violent video games.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a decision reaffirming its broad support of First Amendment protection, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision Monday, striking down a California law that would have prohibited minors from purchasing or renting violent video games.
In a 7-2 vote, the five justices in the majority set a high bar for a future, more narrowly tailored law to pass constitutiona...
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