Jack Thompson has been sanctioned by the Florida Supreme Court, meaning he cannot file anything with the court on his own, he has to have another lawyer in good standing sign as well. I guess it's sort of like a learner's permit situation for lawyers.
Gamepolitics.com has also posted several excerpts from the record of Thompson's disbarment hearing last November (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5, so far), and they will be posting Thompson's closing arguments sometime soon. All I can say is that I'm fascinated at how he appears to be going out: he's manifestly not arguing the actual case, he's continually harping on the violence in games. This case is not about violent video games, it's about his behavior and abuse of the legal system.
I can't believe he's so stupid that he doesn't recognize that. Clearly this is a strategy arrived at by concluding that the case is lost, that he'll be disbarred, and he will move into a pure book-writing, speech-giving, cable news meat-puppet existence. So why not damn the torpedoes, go out on the crusade, keep your bonfides and not compromise on anything?
Anyway, fascinating stuff.
