"Like protected books, plays, and movies, [video games] communicate ideas through familiar literary devices and features distinctive to the medium. And 'the basic principles of freedom of speech . . . do not vary' with a new and different communication medium," said the court.
You can read up on the full case in a PDF here. In 2005 the law was signed by the one and only Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. This law opposed retailers selling violent games to minors and there was a fine of upto $1000 for if it happened. A federal appeals court deemed the law unconstitutional, therefore blocking it from passing at the time. The U.S. Supreme Court decided to give it another look during the April of 2010. Earlier this morning the Supreme Court voted in favor of the video games industry by getting rid of the ban of selling violent games to minors. The case was a good win resulting in a 7-2 ruling.
Sources would be IGN: http://pc.ign.com/articles/117/1179191p1.html#.TgifXpMWLI4.twitter
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