IP Democracy: Judge Grants Injunction Against Michigan Video Game Law

A law passed in Michigan that would bar the sale of violent video games to minors has been preliminarily enjoined by a Michigan judge. Judge George Caram Steeh from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted the preliminary injunction request by the video game industry, saying the state did not prove the harm that would be caused by the sale of the games to minors.

But, Judge Steeh said, the harm to the First Amendment from such a law is clear. “Plaintiffs have demonstrated that the Act is unlikely to survive strict scrutiny, and that irreparable harm follows from the loss of First Amendment freedoms,” Judge Steeh said in his opinion.

Posted by Cynthia Brumfield on November 10, 2005 8:03 AM to IP Democracy