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A federal appeals court has upheld an
injunction against a Minnesota law that would have kept children
under 17 from renting or buying violent video games.

      A three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
agreed with a lower-court judge that Minnesota went too far when it
passed its law two years ago.

      The law would have hit kids under 17 with a $25 fine if they
rented or bought a video game rated "M" for mature or "AO" for
adults only. It also would have required stores to put up signs
warning of the fines.

      The appellate justices say they accept that Minnesota has a
compelling interest in the psychological health of children. But
they wrote that the state didn't have enough proof that violent
video games cause psychological harm.

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A federal appeals court has upheld an
injunction against a Minnesota law that would have kept children
under 17 from renting or buying violent video games.


Fed appeals court affirms injunction against Minn. video game law

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