Lousiana scraps anti-gaming law
For those who are thinking that the term “freedom of expression” has been wearing thin, think again. A law against selling violent video games to minors has been struck down by the Louisiana district court yesterday, as it was “deemed unconstitutional and a violation of the video game makers’ and retailers’ rights to free speech.”
The law firm Jenner and Block are the champs in this fight, and they aren’t neophytes in this war, either.
Since 2003, they have been defending video game makers in various states such as Oklahoma, Minnesota, Michigan, California, Illinois, Washington, and St. Louis.
The court said that “the government has no authority to limit minors’ access to creative works based on the general belief that those works might be ‘psychologically harmful.'”
For those who are thinking that the term “freedom of expression” has been wearing thin, think again. A law against selling violent video games to minors has been struck down by the Louisiana district court yesterday, as it was “deemed unconstitutional and a violation of the video game makers’ and retailers’ rights to free speech.”
The law firm Jenner and Block are the champs in this fight, and they aren’t neophytes in this war, either.
Since 2003, they have been defending video game makers in various states such as Oklahoma, Minnesota, Michigan, California, Illinois, Washington, and St. Louis.
The court said that “the government has no authority to limit minors’ access to creative works based on the general belief that those works might be ‘psychologically harmful.'”