Judge: Video game law is unconstitutional
ST. PAUL (AP) - A federal judge has thrown out a pending state law that would have fined minors for obtaining adult-only video games.
U-S District Judge James Rosenbaum says the law is unconstitutional.
The law would have fined youths 25 dollars for renting or buying video games designed for adults. It would have taken effect tomorrow.
Video game makers sued to stop the law, saying it violated the right to free speech.
Rosenbaum's ruling says the law's supporters failed to show the graphic video games were harmful to children. Even if they were, he says that wouldn't have outweighed the law's "chilling effect" on free speech.
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