States Fight, Lose Battles Vs. Violent Video Games

“As video games have surged in popularity in recent years, politicians around the country have tried to outlaw the sale of some violent games to children. So far all such efforts have failed.” New York is probably up next, with a law drafted to circumvent the biggest stumbling block. “Put simply, the United States Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution as allowing states broad leeway in regulating minors’ access to sexually explicit material. … Courts have not, however, said that states have a similar right to regulate media based on violence.”