Legal Issues
Courts have consistently ruled that computer and video games are protected speech. Efforts by legislative bodies to ban or limit access to, or sale of, games they find objectionable have inevitably run afoul of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Below is a summary of key court rulings on the matter. For a complete review of these issues and rulings, please refer to ESA's "Essential Facts About Games and Court Rulings".
- 09/07 — EMA, et al., v. Henry, et al.
- 08/07 — VSDA, et al., v. Schwarzenegger, et al.
- 11/06 — ESA, et al., v. Foti, et al.
- 10/06 — EMA, et al., v. Henry, et al.
- 07/06 — ESA, et al., v. Hatch, et al.
- 04/06 — ESA, et al., v. Granholm, et al.
- 12/05 — VSDA, et al., v. Schwarzenegger, et al.
- 12/05 — ESA, et al., v. Blagojevich, et al.
- 07/04 — Western Washington Summary Judgment
- 06/04 — 321 Studios Complaint
- 09/02 — Media Scholar's Brief in St. Louis Case
- 03/01 — American Amusement Machine Association, et al. v. Kendrick, et al.
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