Yesterday, the US Supreme Court announced that it is going to hear a case this fall regarding California’s ban on the sale of violent video games to minors. At issue in the case is whether or not the ban on sale of violent video games to minors is a violation of First Amendment freedom of speech rights. Learn more about this story in today’s episode of CNN Student News and in this article from Reuters.

Applications for Education
As many students will may have some passionate feelings about this case, it could be a great conversation starter in a Civics class or be used in a debate competition.

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