Supreme Court strikes down California video game law

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court struck down on Monday a California law banning sales or rentals of violent video games to minors as a violation of free-speech rights, its first ruling in a video game case.

By a 7-2 vote, the justices upheld a ruling by an appeals c...

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The case, in which lower courts have struck down the 2005 law, offers a test of the free speech clause in the First Amendment to the US constitution.

Justice Antonin Scalia said the law was an attempt to create a "brand new area" in which speech could be restricted due to violence.

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The case stems from California's approval in 2005 of a law that would make retailers subject to fines of 1,000 dollars for selling or renting videogames labeled as violent to anyone under the age of 18.

Opponents of the law argue it restricts freedom of expression enshrined in the First Amendment of the US Constitution an...

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"Hiring is up from last year, but the market is rough," said Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether a California law banning the sale and rental of violent video games to minors violated constitutional free-speech rights, the first time it will rule on a video game case.

The justices agreed to hear the state's appeal after an appeals court in California struck down the law, which also ...

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Supreme Court to decide if kids can buy violent video games

2010-06-26T03:43:24Z

The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a California ban on the sale of violent video games to minors is unconstitutional.

In 2005, California approved a law banning the sale and rental of violent video games to children under the age of 18, and ordered game makers to post explicit warnings on such games.

The law was quickly challenged, and...

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Violent video games and kids: Supreme Court to decide whether California can regulate access

The Supreme Court will decide whether free speech rights are more important than helping parents keep violent material away from children.

The justices agreed Monday to consider reinstating California's ban on the sale or rental of violent video games to minors, a law the US Supreme Court on Monday accepted a case on whether the state of California can forbid the sale or rental of violent video games to minors.

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Supreme Court to decide whether California can regulate violent video games

The Supreme Court, wading into a thicket of free-speech and children's rights issues, agreed Monday to decide whether California can ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors.

The court will review a federal court's decision to throw out California's ban. The 9th BusinessWeek.com's coverage of the video game industry's Electronic Entertainment Expo [E3] in California -- especially given recent research claims that nearly 1 in 10 American children and teens who play video games show behavioral signs that may indicate ...

California takes video game violence to Supreme Court

2010-06-25T22:17:28Z

California said Wednesday it will petition the US Supreme Court in a bid to enact a law that would ban the sale or rental of violent video games to people under 18.

A federal appeals court ruled in February that the 2005 law was unconstitutional because it restricted free speech, and said the state had not proved violent video games caused psychological or neurolo...

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Court strikes down California video game law

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Court strikes down California law banning sale, rental of violent video games to minors

A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a California law that sought to ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the 2005 law violates minors' rights under the Constitution's Fi...

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Federal appeals court hears arguments on Calif. youths' right to buy violent video games

Children in California who want to buy or rent a violent video game without a parent's permission could have that right taken away by a federal appeals panel, which heard arguments on the case Wednesday.

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