Posts tagged us-supreme-court

ECA: Supreme Court case is 'single most important challenge' ever for game industry

by Ben Gilbert (May 12th 2010 6:00PM)

This October is the earliest we could possibly see some movement on the US Supreme Court appeal of AB 1179, the California-based violent game bill that would fine retailers who sell M-rated titles to kids. But that's not stopping the Entertainment Consumer's Association from submitting an amicus ...

California AG and developers sound off over bill facing Supreme Court

by Ben Gilbert (May 3rd 2010 8:00PM)

In a statement released by the International Game Developer's Association recently, the group called California's controversial game bill "oppressive censorship, singling out one form of expression based only on popular myth and biased research." The response came just days after the US Supreme ...

US Supreme Court to weigh California game law

by Ben Gilbert (Apr 26th 2010 1:30PM)

[Laura Padgett] The US Supreme Court today announced that it will consider an appeal by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger regarding the sale of violent video games to minors in the state. This marks the first time the federal court has been involved in a video game-related case. The ...