Case Law Index
federal2011
Additional Highlights:First AmendmentVideo GamesMinors
Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association
United States Supreme Court
Key Holding
Video games are protected speech under the First Amendment; a California law restricting the sale of violent video games to minors is unconstitutional.
Case Summary
Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association held that video games constitute protected expression under the First Amendment, striking down a California law restricting the sale of violent video games to minors because the state failed to demonstrate a direct causal link between violent video games and harm to minors.