It was almost a full month ago now that the United States Supreme Court decided to strike down California's violent videogame law. Opponents of the law argued that it was a waste of California taxpayers' money to continue pursuing the law, which had been ruled unconstitutional several times before it reached the Supreme Court. Now it may end up costing the state another million dollars, as the Entertainment Software Association has filed a motion to be reimbursed for attorneys' fees totaling $1.1 million.
"We look forward to moving forward and working together to raise awareness about the valuable tools and information available to parents," said ESA CEO Michael D. Gallagher in a press release. "From the start of this misguided legislation, then-Governor Schwarzenegger and specific California legislators knew that their efforts to censor and restrict expression were, as court after court ruled, unconstitutional and thus a waste of taxpayers' money, government time, and state resources."

The ESA, which filed the motion in the U.S. Supreme Court according to today's press release, is the trade association responsible for representing the videogames industry. It was the main opponent of California's law and, under its previous name (the Interactive Digital Software Association), it founded the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) back in 1994.

Despite the Supreme Court's decision, the author of the bill in question, California Senator Leland Yee, has indicated that he hopes to reintroduce the law in a fashion that will be deemed constitutional. So, regardless of whether the ESA is awarded the money it's seeking, California has yet to spend its last cent on attempting to restrict the sale of videogames.

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