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The issue here is whether a state government can intervene on the side of parents to prevent children from circumventing parental rights via direct purchase of violent video games without regard to age. Scalia and the majority said no.

This decision further feeds the increased movement towards children as equal decision makers and deprecation of parents, marginalizing them as little more than an ATM. This dovetails with what we've seen in abortion vs. parental notification too or banning meals from home at public schools.

It's now been established commercial entities cannot be prevented by law from having a direct relationship with your child whether you know it or not.

For those who think San Francisco can't ban infant circumcision, I offer this case as hinting otherwise. The court will obviously recognize the child's right to be secure in his own natural body and right to exercise his religious freedom trumps the parents'.

I agree. It reminds me of the argument liberals use for allowing teens to get birth control without their parents knowledge: “You can’t legislate parent-child communication”.