Today is the deadline to file "friend of the court" amicus briefs in the California violent games case going before the U.S. Supreme Court in early November. Some heavy hitters have shown up on both sides of the issue.

On the side of gamers, we have the [URL=http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/mpaa-lobbies-supreme-court-and-battles-arnold-schwarzeneggers-ban-on-selling-violent-vidgames-to-minors/]Motion Picture Association of America[/URL], the [URL=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/09/california-video-game-law-potentially-affects-movies-music-tv-comic-books.html]Comic Book Legal Defense Fund[/URL] and a host of [URL=http://mediacoalition.org/mediaimages/Schwarzenegger%20v%20EMA_Media%20Coalition%20Amicus%20Brief_09.16.10.pdf]publishers, artists and advertisers[/URL].

The MPAA brief was joined by AFTRA, SAG, the Directors Guild of America and several other entertainment organizations, and stated in part: [URL=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/09/17/amicus-briefs-filed-california-violent-games-scotus-case][B][COLOR=#8e0505]Read More[/COLOR][/B][/URL]

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