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Video Games on Trial

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By a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a California law, authored by State Senator Leland Yee, which would have banned the sale of violent video games to children. We discuss the case.

Guests:

Rich Taylor, senior vice president of communications and industry affairs for the Electronic Software Association

Douglas Gentile, director of the Media Research Lab at Iowa State University

Leland Yee, California state senator representing the 8th District and author of the California video game law

Christopher Ferguson, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas A&M International University

Margaret Russell, professor of law at Santa Clara University School of Law

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