BROWN v. STATE THROUGH DEPT. OF PUB. SAF.

No. 96-CA-2204.

680 So.2d 1179 (1996)

Charles A. BROWN d/b/a Triambient Lounge & Restaurant v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS, LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied October 18, 1996.

Opinion Concurring on Denial of Rehearing October 18, 1996.

Opinion Concurring on Denial of Rehearing October 18, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Cheney C. Joseph, Jr., Executive Counsel, Jenifer Schaye, Robert B. Barbor, Ann Neeb, Baton Rouge, for Applicant.

Brett Alan Sulzer, Frank D. Blackburn, Baton Rouge, for Respondent.

Basile Joseph Uddo, New Orleans, for A.M.A. Distributors Inc., and Delta Gaming, Inc. (amicus curiae).

Hillar Clement Moore, III, Paul R. Baier, Brett A. Sulzer, Baton Rouge, for SouthWest Louisiana Small Business for Gaming (amicus curiae).

Perry Roger Staub, Jr., Eugene P. Urbanowicz, Jr., Darrell Arthur Clay, Lance Paul Martin, William Patrick Quigley, New Orleans, for ACLU.


Opinion Concurring on Denial of Rehearing by Justice Kimball October 18, 1996.

Opinion Concurring on Denial of Rehearing by Justice Lemmon October 18, 1996.

WATSON, Justice.1

This is a direct appeal from the trial court's declaration that R.S. 27:13(C)(6) is unconstitutional insofar as it restricts contributions to committees supporting or opposing issues.

FACTS

Plaintiff, Charles A. Brown d/b/a Triambient...

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