Unconstitution video game law costs California $2 Million

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Submission + - Unconstitution video game law costs California $2 Million (examiner.com) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 21, 2012 @12:07PM

An anonymous reader writes: In hopes of protecting the children of California from the ravages of violent video games, then governor Arnold Schwarzenegger attempted to push through a law that would fine retailers $1000 for each infraction of selling a violent game to an underage child. However, in the wake of appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, which struck down the law, California is now forced to pay the legal fees of all parties to the tune of $2 million dollars

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