And, as with similar legislation, the ESA believes that the MI law would be considered a violation of the First Amendment. If this law is implemented, it will not only limit First Amendment rights for Michigan's residents, but, by virtue of its vagueness, it will also create a huge amount of confusion for Michigan's retailers, parents, and video game developers, ... I'm confident the court will affirm our position given the rulings on similar statutes in other jurisdictions indeed, the facts, the science, the law, and the U.S. Constitution have not changed since those decisions were handed down.
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