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High Court Rules Against Banning Violent Video Sales To Kids
Posted on 28 Jun 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) States cannot ban the sale or rental of ultraviolent video games to children, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting such limits as a violation of young people's First Amendment rights and leaving it up to parents and the... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , Scalia , Federal Communications Commission , games , pornography , Breyer , Thomas , Litigation , FCC , Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association , First Amendment , violent video games , free speech

Supreme Court To Hear Violent Video Game Case
Posted on 1 Nov 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LONG BEACH, Calif. - (AP) Before picking up any Wii games or downloading apps on her iPhone for her two daughters, Lillian Quintero does her homework. She'll first read reviews online and in magazines, then try them out for herself. If she thinks... Read More

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Jail Inmate: Lack Of Porn Violates U.S. Constitution
Posted on 6 Jul 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. - (AP) A Michigan jail inmate says he's being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment because he can't have pornography. In a handwritten lawsuit, 21-year-old Kyle Richards claims his civil rights are being violated at the... Read More

Tags: pornography , jail , Kyle Richards , Cruel and unusual punishment , erotic material , Litigation , lawsuit , porn , Macomb County Jail

S.C. Filmmaker: Channels Showed Porn, Not His Comedy
Posted on 24 Mar 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. – (AP) A former South Carolina lawmaker is suing cable TV channels HBO and Showtime, claiming they promoted his low-budget comedy about Appalachia called "The Hills Have Thighs" only to instead show a soft-core pornographic... Read More

Tags: pornography , Litigation , Showtime , lawsuit , James “Bubba” Cromer , HBO , “The Hills Have Thighs”