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In striking down a California law that would have regulated the purchase of violent video games, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday signaled that it is unwilling to create new categories of prohibited speech to regulate expression.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press lauded the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Monday that declared a California law restricting the sale or rental of violent video games to minors is an unconstitutional limit on freedom of speech.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a First Amendment battleground case testing whether a California law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors falls within the realm of unprotected speech and, if not, whether the harm California seeks to avoid is compelling enough to survive a constitutional challenge.
