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  1. STAND BACK, POLLSTERS! ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FNC, and the details »
    www.jossip.com Posted 1 day ago by david feed details »

    STAND BACK, POLLSTERS! ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FNC, and the AP are suing, um, the State of South Dakota(?) and asking a federal judge to strike down a law there that...

  2. Game Biz Veteran Criticizes ESRB, Calls for Congressional Regulation of Games details »
    www.gamepolitics.com Posted 2 days ago by gamepolitics feed details »

    John Douglas, a former game industry worker who says he has played over 7,000 titles, has once again criticized violence in video games. As reported by Christian...

  3. The Effects of the Religious Right on Politics and on Religion details »
    3quarksdaily.blogs.com Posted 1 day ago by Robin Varghese feed details »

    Damon Linker in TNR:Who would now deny that the political ascendancy of the religious right has been bad for the United States? Its destructive consequences are plain for...

  4. ECA Issues Action Alert on New Congressional Video Game Bill details »
    gamepolitics.com Posted 3 days ago by GamePolitics feed details »

    Last week GamePolitics reported on HR5990, a new piece of video game legislation proposed in Congress by Reps. Lee Terry (R-NE) and Jim Matheson (D-UT). Also known as...

  5. In Wacky RV Case, 7th Circuit Rules ‘Them’s Not Fightin’ Words’ details »
    blogs.wsj.com Posted 1 day ago by Dan Slater feed details »

    For LB readers who share our fascination with the First Amendment, consider this novel scenario, extracted from a recent Seventh Circuit opinion: Jeffrey and Vicki...

  6. Read Take-Two’s GTA IV Lawsuit vs. Chicago Transit Authority details »
    gamepolitics.com Posted 4 days ago by GamePolitics feed details »

    As GamePolitics has previously reported, Take Two Interactive sued the Chicago Transit Authority in U.S. District Court over the CTA’s recent decision to pull...

  7. In Wake of GTA IV Launch, Video Game Legislation Proposed in Congress details »
    gamepolitics.com Posted 8 days ago by GamePolitics feed details »

    Variety reports that a new legislative attempt to regulate video game sales has been launched in Congress. Undoubtedly spurred on by the publicity surrounding the recent...

  8. Exclusive GP Interview: Congressman Talks Video Game Ratings, Video Game Rape, The Daily Show details »
    gamepolitics.com Posted 7 days ago by GamePolitics feed details »

    An exclusive GamePolitics interview with Rep. Lee Terry (R) demonstrates that the Nebraska Congressman, co-sponsor of a new video game ratings enforcement bill, has a...

  9. Is Minnesota Video Game Appeal Heading to US Supreme Court? details »
    gamepolitics.com Posted 7 days ago by GamePolitics feed details »

    As GamePolitics reported last month, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson (left) appealed a decision by the US 8th Circuit Court which held that a lower court was...

  10. ESA Boss Slams Video Game Ratings Bill as Unconstitutional details »
    gamepolitics.com Posted 7 days ago by GamePolitics feed details »

    Michael Gallagher (left), CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, which represents a number of US video game publishers, has commented on a bill introduced in...

  11. In Chicago: GTA IV Ads to Be Pulled From Buses as Transit Authority Caves to Pressure details »
    gamepolitics.com Posted 3 weeks and 4 days ago by GamePolitics feed details »

    As police and city officials in Chicago deal with a rash of recent shooting incidents, the local Fox News affiliate has questioned the posting of ads for Grand Theft...

  12. Texas Attorney Jailed For Obscene Gesture In Court details »
    www.northcountrygazette.org Posted 3 weeks and 6 days ago by North Country Gazette feed details »

    AUSTIN, TX—An Austin attorney will be spending the next 90 days in jail for criminal contempt for lack of proper courtroom decorum for making an obscene gesture last...

  13. More on Congressman’s Campaign to Regulate Second Life details »
    gamepolitics.com Posted 4 days ago by GamePolitics feed details »

    Recently GamePolitics reported that Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) had called upon the Federal Trade Commission to issue a parental alert regarding online game Second Life. A...

  14. Video Game Legislation for Dummies details »
    gamepolitics.com Posted 7 days ago by GamePolitics feed details »

    Politicians just can’t seem to get it right, so attorney and avid gamer Mark Methinitis, who pens the excellent Law of the Game blog, has written a guide for...

  15. Parents Television Council Issues “Alert” on GTA IV, Wants no Modifiable Content details »
    gamepolitics.com Posted 3 weeks and 2 days ago by GamePolitics feed details »

    With the Grand Theft Auto IV launch less than a week away, the expected wave of anti-GTA publicity continues with an alert issued by watchdog group the Parents...

  16. Separation Of Mosque and State Sparks Death Threats details »
    www.northcountrygazette.org Posted 7 days ago by North Country Gazette feed details »

    INSIDE THE FIRST AMENDMENT By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center At a charter school in Minnesota, what should have been a “call the lawyers” dispute...

  17. Diverse Newsrooms Contribute To Public Trust Of Press details »
    www.northcountrygazette.org Posted 4 weeks ago by North Country Gazette feed details »

    INSIDE THE FIRST AMENDMENT By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center When should it matter what a reporter or a television correspondent looks like or where he or she...

  18. FBI Targets Internet Archive With Secret 'National Security Letter', Loses details »
    www.privacydigest.com Posted 8 days ago by MacRonin feed details »

    FBI Targets Internet Archive With Secret 'National Security Letter', Loses - Via Threat Level: The Internet Archive, a project to create a digital library of the web...

  19. Political Advocacy Under Fire details »
    www.northcountrygazette.org Posted 4 weeks and 1 day ago by North Country Gazette feed details »

    PARKER NORTH, COLO—When six neighbors in the tiny subdivision of Parker North, Colo., decided to plant yard signs, talk to neighbors and write letters opposing the...

  20. GameCyte Soliciting Questions for Sen. Leland Yee details »
    gamepolitics.com Posted 9 days ago by GamePolitics feed details »

    GameCyte has scored a video interview with California State Sen. Leland Yee (D), and is soliciting questions for Yee from readers. The Senator, a child psychiatrist and...