Legal Opinion
Deon v. Barasch
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 19, 2018No. Civil No. 1:17-cv-1454PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYLVIA H. RAMBO, United States District Judge
In this civil rights action, Pasquale T. Deon, Sr., and Maggie Magerko ("Plaintiffs") challenge the constitutionality of Section 1513 of the Pennsylvania Gaming Act, 4 Pa. C.S. § 1513, under the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Presently before the court is Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. For the reasons that follow, the court will grant Plaintiff's motion.
I. Factual Background and Procedural History
The facts relevant to the disposition of this matter are…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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