United States Eighth Circuit

A county ordinance making it unlawful to sell, rent, or make available graphically violent video games to minors, or permitting the free play of graphically violent video games by minors with a parent's consent, is a regulation of speech based on content and does not survive strict scrutiny.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/03/2003
• Published 06/03/2003

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Deanne E. Maynard, argued, Washington, DC (Paul M. Smith and David C. Belt, Washington, DC and Paul J. Puricelli, St. Louis, MO., on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael A. Shuman, argued, Clayton, MO, for appellee.