California violent video games law unconstitutional

Via gameslaw.net:

Today, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a federal District Court’s ruling that California’s statute restricting the sale of violent video games to minors was unconstitutional.

You can find the opinion of the court here.
Here is the contested statute.

Despite the state’s best efforts, the court did not accept their proposition that violence be treated as obscenity for the purpose of restricting the access of minors. Simply put, violent video games are not obscene because they do not appeal to the prurient (sexual) interest. Therefore, violent video games are not in any category of unprotected speech...

This is likely to go to the Supreme Court. Stay tuned.