Justice served: Louisiana ordered to pay ESA US$ 91,000
Fresh after the defeat of the anti-violent games act in Louisiana, the local U.S. district court ordered the state to pay back the Electronic Software Association the US$ 91,000 that the organization spent on legal bills to fight HB 1381 which sought to ban minors from purchasing gory games.
Judge James Brady issued the court order after he ruled the state bill as unconstitutional in November of last year after months of legal proceedings. The bill was successfully passed by state legislators but the law was not fully enacted because of an injunction issued by the district court.
Brady called the bill “tenuous and speculative,” pointing out that the bill lacked backing from a social science standpoint. He also said that the law may have “a chilling effect on both video game developers and retailers.”
In the same manner, Michigan was also ordered by a district court to pay the ESA US$ 182,349 for legal fees used in the domestic battle to have the ant-game law scrapped. Like the Louisiana bill, the Michigan statute was scrapped.
Via Gamasutra
Fresh after the defeat of the anti-violent games act in Louisiana, the local U.S. district court ordered the state to pay back the Electronic Software Association the US$ 91,000 that the organization spent on legal bills to fight HB 1381 which sought to ban minors from purchasing gory games.
Judge James Brady issued the court order after he ruled the state bill as unconstitutional in November of last year after months of legal proceedings. The bill was successfully passed by state legislators but the law was not fully enacted because of an injunction issued by the district court.
Brady called the bill “tenuous and speculative,” pointing out that the bill lacked backing from a social science standpoint. He also said that the law may have “a chilling effect on both video game developers and retailers.”
In the same manner, Michigan was also ordered by a district court to pay the ESA US$ 182,349 for legal fees used in the domestic battle to have the ant-game law scrapped. Like the Louisiana bill, the Michigan statute was scrapped.
Via Gamasutra