JURIST - Paper Chase: Judge throws out law restricting access to violent video games

A district judge in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington has ruled that a state law restricting violent video game sales to minors violates free-speech rights. The law, which imposes a $500 fine for the sale of games showing violence toward law enforcement officers to anyone under the age of 17. After the law was passed last year, the judge in the case issued a preliminary injunction until the case was decided. The judge ultimately ruled that the law was too vague, given its impact on free speech. The US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled similarly with regard to a local ordinance last year. More information on the video game law can be found here. Reuters has more.

For a one-stop snapshot of the latest legal news that matters, with breaking documents, new legal videos, live law-related webcasts, commentary by expert law professors and more - all updated through the day in real time, with no ads and no registration barriers - visit JURIST's homepage and check back often...