Illinois District Judge Rejects Safe Game Illinois Act

Text of ESA v. Illinois Decision
Text of Rejected Act

In ESA v. Illinois, an Illinois District Court issued a permanent injunction against the implementation of Illinois’ “Safe Game Illinois Act” that implemented two new criminal laws, the Violent Video Games Law and the Sexually Explicit Video Games Law, finding that each violate the First Amendment.

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GamePolitics Full Coverage of Illinois Game Law

• Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Permanent Injunction Against ‘Safe Games Illinois Act’ (November 28, 2006)
• ESA Wins its Bid for Cost Award from Illinois Game Bill Fight (August 12, 2006)
• ESA Seeks Legal Cost from Illinois Game Bill Fight (March 16, 2006)
• Illinois Passes Violent & Explicit-Game Law, ESA Files Suit (July 24, 2005)

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