The state of California’s latest attempt to block sales of videogames to minors was ruled unconstitutional by a U.S. District Court judge yesterday. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger immediately vowed to appeal the decision to a higher court.
Judge Ronald Whyte struck down the law on the grounds it unfairly targets one medium for censorship. This same rationale has overturned a previous legislative attempt in California, as well as in other states. Do date, no anti-games law passed in the United States has passed constitutional muster in the courts. Continued…
