The Supreme Court ruled last year that video games are protected as free speech, but lawsuits are expensive. That's why, once the dust settled on the court case, the Entertainment Software Association requested $1.1 million in reimbursement from the state of California. The state has agreed to pay most of that amount, and the ESA will donate a portion to a new self-started California charity initiative.

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The high-profile case of Brown v. EMA may be decided, but the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) still has to pay those pesky legal fees. For that, the ESA argues, the state of California should foot the bill to the tune of $1.1 million. The organization announced today that it has filed a request for attorneys' fees with the U.S. Supreme Court.

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