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STILP v. CONTINO

No. 09-3016.

613 F.3d 405 (2010)

Gene STILP, v. John J. CONTINO, Executive Director of the State Ethics Commission, in his official capacity only; Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., Attorney General of Pennsylvania, in his official capacity only, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed July 22, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., Attorney General, Howard G. Hopkirk, Esquire (Argued), Calvin R. Koons, Esquire, Senior Deputy Attorney General, John G. Knorr, III, Esquire, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Appellate Litigation Section, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellants.

Aaron D. Martin, Esquire (Argued), Hoppe & Martin, LLP, Kennett Square, PA, for Appellee.

Before BARRY and ROTH, Circuit Judges and HAYDEN, District Judge.

OPINION

ROTH, Circuit Judge:

The Pennsylvania Attorney General and the Executive Director of the State Ethics Commission appeal the District Court's grant of a preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of 65 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 1108(k), a state statute mandating confidentiality in proceedings before the State Ethics Commission. We agree with the District Court that this statute, to the extent it prohibits a complainant from disclosing his own complaint...

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