U.S. District Court Judge James Brady in Baton Rouge has granted a temporary stay on a new Louisiana law signed last week that would outlaw the sale of violent video games to children under 18. The request for a stay was made by two industry organizations — the Entertainment Software Association and the Entertainment Merchants Association — after Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco signed Act 441 last week. The new law calls for a fine of US$2,000 or one year prison term — or both — for violators.
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Federal Judge Stays Controversial Video Game Law
Posted by: Erika Morphy June 20, 2006 03:14 PMU.S. District Court Judge James Brady in Baton Rouge has granted a temporary stay on a new Louisiana law signed last week that would outlaw the sale of violent video games to children under 18. The request for a stay was made by two industry organizations — the Entertainment Software Association and the Entertainment Merchants Association — after Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco signed Act 441 last week. The new law calls for a fine of US$2,000 or one year prison term — or both — for violators.