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Judge: Video game law is unconstitutional

Posted at 12:52 PM on July 31, 2006 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)

ST. PAUL (AP) - A federal judge has thrown out a pending state law that would have fined minors for obtaining adult-only video games.

U-S District Judge James Rosenbaum says the law is unconstitutional.

The law would have fined youths 25 dollars for renting or buying video games designed for adults. It would have taken effect tomorrow.

Video game makers sued to stop the law, saying it violated the right to free speech.

Rosenbaum's ruling says the law's supporters failed to show the graphic video games were harmful to children. Even if they were, he says that wouldn't have outweighed the law's "chilling effect" on free speech.

(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
AP-NY-07-31-06 1338EDT

Comments (1)

Banning violent video games was one of Ember Reichgott-Junge's marquee issues when she was in the State Senate. Has anybody thought to ask her if she's got any other brilliant ideas?

Posted by Karl | August 1, 2006 1:31 PM

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