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Anti Videogame Judge Seeks Re-election In Missouri

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the probably-not-the-best-suited dept.

nevarre writes, "US District Judge Stephen Limbaugh (yes, he IS related to Rush) along with other local judges will be up for retention vote status this November 7th on the Missouri state ballot. You may remember him from his ruling in 2002 that videogames are not a conveyance for ideas and are therefore not protected as 'free speech' even though he felt that stopping fax spam would violate 'commercial speech' protections under the First Amendment."

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  1. Just tell us what to think and be done with it by (trb001) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    US District Judge Stephen Limbaugh (yes, he IS related to Rush)

    This tidbit of information serves no purpose other than to link the key person in the story to someone that the majority of the readership already despises. Just tell us what to think next time instead of using (not so) subtle hints.

    --trb

    1. Re:Just tell us what to think and be done with it by squiggleslash · · Score: 2, Insightful

      And every time Hillary opens her big fat mouth to criticise video games, it gets reported on Slashdot too. What's your point?

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