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Yesterday, the state of California asked the Supreme Court to review the law previously struck down by a lower court that would prevent the sale of violent video games to minors. The law, authored by California Senator Leland Yee, was signed in 2005 but was never enforced. In a press release on his web site, the senator said he hopes the Court will accept the appeal:

“California’s violent video game law properly seeks to protect children from the harmful effects of excessively violent, interactive video games. I am hopeful that the Supreme Court – which has never heard a case dealing with violent video games – will accept our appeal and assist parents in keeping these harmful video games out of the hands of children.  I believe the high court will uphold this law as Constitutional.  In fact in Roper v. Simmons, the court agreed we need to treat children differently in the eyes of the law due to brain development.”

More information on the appeal can be found on Senator Yee's web site.