State of Minnesota facing lawsuit over video game law

Iria · Jun 7, 2006, 05:53 PM

Source: Ars Technica
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It looks like taxpayers in yet another state are going to find themselves on the hook for attorneys' fees because of a bad law. This time, the action shifts to the Land of 10,000 Lakes, where the Minnesota state legislature passed a bill that would require stores to post large signs informing those under age 17 that if they buy or rent video games rated AO (adults only) or M (mature), they will be fined US$25.

In a press release, the Entertainment Software Association called the law a "tortured effort to end run the First Amendment" and said that a federal lawsuit would be forthcoming.

Jun 7, 2006, 05:53 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	State of Minnesota facing lawsuit over video game law Source: Ars Technica __________ It looks like taxpayers in yet another state are going to find themselves on the hook for attorneys' fees because of a bad law. This time, the action shifts to the Land of 10,000 Lakes, where the Minnesota state legislature passed a bill that would require stores to post large signs informing those under age 17 that if they buy or rent video games rated AO (adults only) or M (mature), they will be fined US$25. In a press release, the Entertainment Software Association called the law a "tortured effort to end run the First Amendment" and said that a federal lawsuit would be forthcoming.