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...
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STAND BACK, POLLSTERS! ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FNC, and the
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Game Biz Veteran Criticizes ESRB, Calls for Congressional Regulation of Games
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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...
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The Effects of the Religious Right on Politics and on Religion
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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...
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ECA Issues Action Alert on New Congressional Video Game Bill
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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...
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In Wacky RV Case, 7th Circuit Rules ‘Them’s Not Fightin’ Words’
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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...
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Read Take-Two’s GTA IV Lawsuit vs. Chicago Transit Authority
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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...
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In Wake of GTA IV Launch, Video Game Legislation Proposed in Congress
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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...
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Exclusive GP Interview: Congressman Talks Video Game Ratings, Video Game Rape, The Daily Show
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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...
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Is Minnesota Video Game Appeal Heading to US Supreme Court?
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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...
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ESA Boss Slams Video Game Ratings Bill as Unconstitutional
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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...
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In Chicago: GTA IV Ads to Be Pulled From Buses as Transit Authority Caves to Pressure
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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...
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Texas Attorney Jailed For Obscene Gesture In Court
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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...
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More on Congressman’s Campaign to Regulate Second Life
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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...
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Video Game Legislation for Dummies
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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...
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Parents Television Council Issues “Alert” on GTA IV, Wants no Modifiable Content
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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...
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Separation Of Mosque and State Sparks Death Threats
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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...
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Diverse Newsrooms Contribute To Public Trust Of Press
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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...
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FBI Targets Internet Archive With Secret 'National Security Letter', Loses
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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...
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Political Advocacy Under Fire
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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...
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GameCyte Soliciting Questions for Sen. Leland Yee
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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...