Federal Judge Hears Arguments in ESA v. Minnesota Case

ESA v. Minnesota (March 17, 2008 - 8th Cir Court of Appeals)
Click to hear Oral Arguments on Appeal (Feb 12, 2007)
Text of Appeal (Aug 29, 2006)
Permanent Injunction (July 31, 2006 - District Court)
Text of Complaint (June 6, 2006)
Text of Enjoined Bill (May 22, 2006)

Federal District Court Judge Rosenbaum has begun hearing arguments in the ESA v. Minnesota case, just one of the ongoing cases between the video game industry and U.S. states imposing restrictions on the sale/rental of violent video games to children. The challenged Minnesota bill is set to go into force on August 1. It imposes fines on children that buy/rent video games. It is widely expected that this law will be held to be unconstitutional like similar bills of other states that have failed before it. In an interesting twist to this story, Judge Rosenbaum has installed an XBox in his chambers so he can view/play some of the violent video games in question.

Sources: Game Politics | Gamasutra | Associated Press | San Jose Mercury News (AP) | GameIndustry.biz

GamePolitics Full Coverage Of Minnesota’s Violent Video Game Law

• 8th Circuit Upholds Permanent Injunction Against Minnesota’s Law Restricting Video Game Sales/Rentals to Minors
• Oral Arguments in Minnesota Video Game Law Appeal Begin
• Minnesota Appeals Video Game Law Permanent Injunction
• Minnesota’s Violent Video Game Law Overturned - Permanent Injunction Granted
• ESA Files Suit Against Minnesota Game Law
• Minnesota Video Game Bill Signed Into Law - ESA to Fight It

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