United States Eighth Circuit

Grant of a permanent injunction against the enforcement of a Minnesota law that prohibits minors from purchasing or renting video games bearing a "Mature" or "Adult Only" rating is affirmed where, under the exacting standard of proof established for cases of this nature, there was no error in finding inadequate the state's evidence regarding a causal relationship between the exposure to such violence in video games and minors' subsequent psychological dysfunction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/17/2008
• Published 03/17/2008

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jennifer L. DeKarske, argued, Michael J. Vanselow, AAG, on the brief, St. Paul, MN, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Katherine A. Fallow, argued, Washington, D.C., Paul M. Smith, Duane C. Pozza, Matthew S. Helman, Washington, D.C., James E. Dorsey, Jennifer A. Kitchak, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief, for appellees., Michael A. Bamberger, on the brief, New York, NY, filed amicus brief on behalf of appellees.