Legal Opinion
Entertainment Software Ass'n v. Swanson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2008No. 06-3217PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
The State of Minnesota appeals from the district court’s 1 grant of a permanent injunction against the enforcement of section 3251.06 of the Minnesota code, which prohibits minors from purchasing or renting video games bearing a “Mature” or “Adult Only” rating. We affirm.
I
On May 31, 2006, the Governor of Minnesota signed the Minnesota Restricted Video Games Act (“the Act”) into law. The Act provides, in relevant part, that:
[a] person under the age of 17 may not knowingly rent or purchase [a video game rated AO or M by the Entertainment Software Rating Board]. A person…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Sable Communications of California, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- American Amusement MacHine Association v. Teri KendrickCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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