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BROWN v. ENTERTAINMENT MERCHANTS ASS'N

No. 08-1448.

131 S.Ct. 2729 (2011)

564 U.S. 786

180 L.Ed.2d 708

Edmund G. BROWN, Jr., Governor of California, et al., Petitioners, v. ENTERTAINMENT MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 27, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zachery P. Morazzini , for petitioners.

Paul M. Smith , for respondents.

California Attorney General's Office, Sacramento, CA, Edmund G. Brown Jr. , Attorney General of California, David S. Chaney , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gordon Burns , Deputy Solicitor General, Manuel M. Medeiros , State Solicitor General, Jonathan K. Renner , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Zackery P. Morazzini , Counsel of Record, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Daniel J. Powell , Deputy Attorney General, for Petitioners.

Kenneth L. Doroshow , Entertainment Software Association, Washington, DC, Counsel for Respondent Entertainment Software Association, Paul M. Smith , Counsel of Record, Katherine A. Fallow , Matthew S. Hellman , Duane C. Pozza , William M. Hohengarten , Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, Jonathan F. Olin , David Z. Moskowitz , Krishanti Vignarajah , Not admitted in DC, supervised by principals of the firm, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, Counsel for Respondents.

Justice SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

We consider whether a California law imposing restrictions on violent video games comports with the First Amendment.

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California Assembly Bill 1179 (2005), Cal. Civ.Code Ann. §§ 1746-1746.5 (West 2009) (Act), prohibits the sale or rental of "violent video games" to minors, and requires their packaging to be labeled "18." The Act covers games "in which the range of options available to...

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