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Violent Video Games Lawsuit
**UPDATED**
Gov. Rod Blagojevich ’s administration has not handed over $510,260 in legal fees it was ordered to pay for a lawsuit it lost over video-game regulation. A federal judge ruled in August that Blagojevich had to pay the legal costs of the video game-industry plaintiffs, which sued last year to block a law that barred retailers from selling violent or sexually explicit video games to minors. Lawyers for the plaintiffs have gone back to U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly, asking him to set a deadline for the Blagojevich administration to pay. The administration argues Kennelly should not intervene. Kennelly will make a decision in December. Blagojevich appealed only part of Kennelly’s decision, the portion dealing with video games with sexual content. The U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed Kennelly’s ruling. Below are documents filed in the case, known as Entertainment Software v. Blagojevich, in federal court in Chicago,including: A. Kennelly’s Dec. 2, 2005 (pdf)- ruling that Blagojevich’s law, signed in July 2005, is unconstitutional. B.Kennelly’s Aug. 9, 2006 (pdf)- ruling that the state owes the plaintiffs in the case $510,260 in legal fees. C.The plaintiffs’ Nov. 7, 2006 (pdf)- motion asking Kennelly to enforce the order on payment of fees. D.The state’s Nov. 22, 2006 (pdf)- response on the request to enforce the payment order. E. The U.S. Court of Appeals’ Nov. 27, 2006(pdf)- ruling upholding the law’s unconstitutionality.
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