Supreme Court strikes down California video game law
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Clifford Armion
le 28/06/2011
Activer le mode zenDavid G. Savage
"Reporting from Washington The Supreme Court ended its term with a vigorous defense of free speech, striking down a California law that banned sales of violent video games to minors and effectively shielding the entertainment industry from any government effort to limit violent content. ""Like books, plays and movies, video games communicate ideas," said Justice Antonin Scalia in his majority opinion Monday. And he said there was "no tradition in this country of specially restricting children's access to depictions of violence. ... Grimm's Fairy Tales, for example, are grim indeed." "The decision, coming on the term's last day, highlights a consistent theme of the high court under Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.: Freedom of speech is almost always a winner, even if the context is unusual." Read on...Pour citer cette ressource :
"Supreme Court strikes down California video game law", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), juin 2011. Consulté le 08/05/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/supreme-court-strikes-down-california-video-game-law