On April 26, 2010, the Supreme Court granted the state of California's petition for certiorari (cert) in Brown v. EMA , the so-called “violent video game” case. The case was formerly known as Schwarzenegger v. EMA, but the name was changed to reflect the new Governor of California. This was the first time that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on any of the state laws attempting to restrict or ban certain video games. Until now, all such laws have been struck down by lower federal courts as unconstitutional restrictions on Free Speech protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.
The Court heard oral arguments on November 2, 2010. At that time, the Court also reviewed all friends of the Court briefs (amicus briefs) that put forth additional information for the Court to consider. ECA submitted such a brief on behalf of American digital entertainment consumers and attached the gamer petition.
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