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Federal Judge Halts Michigan Video Game Law

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by chevalier, Nov 12, 2005.

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    Federal Judge George Caram Steeh has ruled that Michigan has been unable to show the harm from which restricting the sale of violent games to minors is supposed to protect. Here's a bit of what Yahoo News has to say:

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday granted video game industry groups' request for a preliminary injunction preventing the state of Michigan from enforcing a new law aimed at banning sales of violent video games to minors.

    The ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan comes amid a fierce campaign by lawmakers and some parents' groups to limit access to games with adult content. California and Illinois have passed similar laws and a Florida lawmaker is trying to get like legislation passed.

    "(Michigan) has been unable to demonstrate the perceived harm it seeks to protect against," Judge George Caram Steeh wrote in a ruling obtained by Reuters.

    Read the whole thing at Yahoo.
     
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