VSDA, et al., v. Schwarzenegger, et al.
Northern District of California
United States District Court
December 2005
In a ruling issued in December, 2005, Judge Ronald Whyte, United States District Judge for the United States District Amendment and that plaintiffs are likely to prevail in their argument that the Act violates the First Amendment."
Further, regarding research purporting to show a link between violent video games and violent behavior, Judge Whyte cited recent decisions by other federal courts which found that the research does not establish a causal link between violent video games and violent behavior, does not assess the significance of any link, and does not video games to other forms of media violence to which minors are exposed. He found that, "This court anticipates that [the State] here may face similar problems proving the California legislature made ‘reasonable inferences based on substantial evidence.'" Court for the Northern District of California, handed down a preliminary injunction halting the implementation of a California law that would restrict video game sales and require the unconstitutional and subjective labeling of video games.
In a decision that drew upon the judicial rulings of cases where similar legislation had been deemed unconstitutional, Judge Whyte wrote that "games are protected by the First Amendment.
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