GamePolitics is reporting that the Bully case in Miami District Court has taking a new turn. Take-Two Interactive, publisher of the new controversial title Bully, has filed a motion seeking to have Florida lawyer and anti-gaming activist Jack Thompson held in contempt of court for his outspoken actions during the Bully case.

In case you missed today's href="http://www.twitchguru.com/2006/10/23/mmr/">Monday Morning Rundown
column on TwitchGuru, Thompson sought to have Bully removed from retail
shelves in Florida. However, Judge Ronald Friedman ruled against Thompson after
viewing the game and declaring that the content was no worse that your basic
television programming. As I wrote in the column, Thompson, believing Judge
Friedman would rule in his favor, was shocked by the court's decision and
expressed his outrage in court by calling out the judge. Then he wrote an href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/images/legal/FL-letter-to-judge.doc">open
letter to Judge Friedman criticizing his decisions and conduct in the trial.
Then Thompson really went after the judge by declaring late last week that he
intended to run for Friedman's seat in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami.

So now Thompson could be faced with another adverse ruling from Judge Friedman,
who he has openly and repeatedly slammed. If Thompson is found in contempt, he
could face a steep fine or even jail time. Now Thompson must go back into court
and explain to Judge Friedman why he shouldn't be held in contempt and muster
some semblance of respect the judge. The chances of that happening are about as
high as John Carmack and John Romero forming another game developer. Stay tuned
for more.