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Yee ?Hopeful? for SCOTUS Win

By pete_gallagher

As the case surrounding a law he originally authored makes its way to the Supreme Court next week, California State Senator Leland Yee issued a handful of comments related to what will eventually be a landmark decision for gamers.

The Court will, of course, hear oral arguments for Schwarzenegger v EMA on Tuesday, November 2 at 10:00 AM.

Yee said he was 'hopeful' that the Court would give 'parents a valuable tool to protect children from the harmful effects of excessively violent, interactive video games.'

Yee additionally claimed that SCOTUS has "often ruled" in favor of protecting kids and limiting their access, citing topics such as "pornography, gambling, marriage, firearms, jury duty, tobacco, alcohol, voting, abortion, licenses, and the death penalty" as examples.

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on October 25, 2010 (boomark / email).