A Federal judge yesterday struck down an Illinois law that bars the sale of violent video games to minors, adding to the pile of court decisions ruling these kinds of laws unconstitutional. U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly said that the law violates the First Amendment and that there is not enough of a compelling reason to enforce the law, such as preventing actual violence.
“In this country, the state lacks the authority to ban protected speech on the ground that it affects the listener’s or observer’s thoughts and attitudes,” Kennelly wrote.
In early November, another federal judge struck down a similar law in Michigan on the same grounds. Other similar laws have been struck down in St. Louis, Indianapolis and Washington State.
Cynthia Brumfield at 9:34 AM|Comments(0)
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