ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASS'N v. BLAGOJEVICH

Nos. 06-1012, 06-1048, 06-1161.

469 F.3d 641 (2006)

ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Rod R. BLAGOJEVICH., Governor, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 27, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Smith (argued), Jenner & Block, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Patrick E. Deady, Hogan Marren Incorporated, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant, Rod. R. Blagojevich.

Gary S. Feinerman (argued), Michael J. Kasper, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant, Lisa Madigan.

Stephen L. Garcia, Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant, Richard A. Divine.

Michael A. Bamberger, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae.

Before BAUER, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, we must determine whether the State of Illinois has gone too far in its attempt to protect minors from the allegedly dangerous impact of certain video games. The plaintiffs, associations representing video game manufacturers and retailers, successfully challenged the constitutionality of the Illinois Sexually Explicit Video Game Law in the district court. The State now appeals the district court's imposition of a permanent...

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