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Illinois to Pay for Unconstitutional Gaming Law

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pay-what-you-get-for dept.

adam_sd writes "Those of us in the Video Game Voters Network were emailed a press release today stating that the state of Illinois will have to pay a half-million dollars in attorney's fees to the Entertainment Software Association, Video Software Dealers Association and Illinois Retail Merchants Association. ESA president Douglas Lowenstein is quoted in the press release saying "Judge Kennelly's rulings send two irrefutable messages — not only are efforts to ban the sale of violent video games clearly unconstitutional, they are a waste of taxpayer dollars." The law was declared unconstitutional in December of last year."

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  1. Re:Violence is OK then by rf0 · · Score: -1, Troll

    It is if (s)he's a US (p)resident.

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  2. Re:Think of the children! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Of course, few strict constructionist judges ever notice that the war on drugs is clearly unconstitutional too.

    How is it unconstitutional? It falls under regulation of interstate commerce.
  3. Re:Think of the children! by LindseyJ · · Score: 0, Troll
    It interferes with potheads and crackheads Constitutional right to screw up their own lives.

    I have never met a druggie who was screwing up only his own life.