PIC-A-STATE PA, INC. v. RENO

No. 95-7137.

76 F.3d 1294 (1996)

PIC-A-STATE PA, INC., Scott McLean, Appellants, v. Janet RENO, in her official capacity as Attorney General of the United States of America; the United States Department of Justice; the United States of America.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Finio (argued), Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, William M. Janssen, Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellants.

Matthew M. Collette (argued), Mark B. Stern, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for Appellees.

Before: BECKER and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges and COHILL, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

Pic-A-State Pa., Inc. brings a Commerce Clause challenge to the Interstate Wagering Amendment, which amended 18 U.S.C. § 1301 (1994) by prohibiting the transmission in interstate commerce of information to be used for the purpose of procuring a lottery ticket. Because the Amendment regulates an activity affecting interstate commerce and rationally relates to the goals articulated by Congress, we hold the...

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