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It’s over: Jack Thompson officially disbarred

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Jack Thompson | 18 Comments »

30 days and zero appeals later, Jack Thompson’s career in “law” is finally kaput. The Florida Bar’s website, after a quick search for the unsuccessful law-fighter, serves as official proof ... Read more..

Lowenstein: The press made Jack Thompson, covering him was a “cop out”

Saturday, September 27th, 2008 Posted in America, Hot, Journalism, Legalities | 21 Comments »

Ex-ESA boss Doug Lowenstein's written to Kotaku to claim that about-to-be-disbarred legal sensation Jack Thompson was partially a monster creation of the games media, accusing the specialist press of reporting ... Read more..

Jack Thompson to be disbarred in 30 days

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in America, Jack Thompson, Legalities | 9 Comments »

Kotaku's reporting that Jack Thompson has finally, genuinely been disbarred. Or at least he will be 30 days from now. A US court has approved a previous ruling made by Judge ... Read more..

Audio of Jack Thompson’s Miami hearing posted

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Posted in America, Legalities | No Comments »

Daily Business Review's posted an audio file of Jack Thompson's Miami hearing last week, during which a judge recommended he be disbarred for 10 years. It's shit quality, but you can ... Read more..

Jack Thompson set to be disbarred for 10 years

Thursday, June 5th, 2008 Posted in America, Legalities | 14 Comments »

A Florida court yesterday recommended that anti-game super-lawyer Jack Thompson be banned from practicing law for the next decade. If upheld, the ruling will be Thompson won't be able to perform ... Read more..

Thompson stands up to help EA evict “Zelnick Trojan Horse”

Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Posted in 2K, EA, Jack Thompson, Legalities, Rockstar, Take-Two | 5 Comments »

Jack Thompson has offered his help to EA in securing a take-over of Take-Two, and in the process getting rid of Strauss Zelnick, the publisher head he blames pretty much ... Read more..

Thompson threatens NIU with lawsuit

Monday, February 18th, 2008 Posted in Jack Thompson, Legalities, Shooter, Violence in games | No Comments »

Jack Thompson has written to North Illinois University threatening a lawsuit if the institution doesn't hand over any documents related to killer Steven Kazmierczak's experience with videogames. "Pursuant to the Illinois ... Read more..

Thompson writes to NIU president on “mass murder simulation game, Counter-Strike”

Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Posted in America, Jack Thompson, Violence in games | 4 Comments »

Anti-games campaigner Jack Thompson has written to the president of North Illinois University - site of this week's shootings by former student Stephen Kazmierczak to again link the crime to ... Read more..

Thomspon connects US shooting to games - video

Saturday, February 16th, 2008 Posted in Jack Thompson, Shooter, Stuff, Violence in games | 2 Comments »

This is pretty shocking. As you can see from the video below, US attorney Jack Thompson made more than a passing reference to games on Fox News yesterday in relation ... Read more..

Thompson blames Illinois shooting on games

Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in Jack Thompson, Shooter, Stuff, Violence in games | 2 Comments »

According to this, anti-games campaigner Jack Thompson appeared on Fox News this morning to blame yesterday's Illinois University shooting on games such as Counter-Strike. As far as we're aware, no evidence ... Read more..

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