DEON v. BARASCH

No. 18-3325.

960 F.3d 152 (2020)

Pasquale T. DEON, Sr.; Maggie Hardy Magerko, v. David M. BARASCH; Kevin F. O'Toole; Richard G. Jewell; Sean Logan; Kathy M. Manderino; William H. Ryan, Jr., Member, PA Gaming Control Board, in his official capacity; Dante Santoni, Jr., Member, PA Gaming Control Board, in his official capacity; Paul Mauro, Director, PA Gaming Control Board's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement, in his official capacity; Cyrus Pitre, Director, PA Gaming Control Board's Office of Enforcement Counsel, in his official capacity; Attorney General Pennsylvania; Merritt C. Reitzel, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed May 29, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard G. Hopkirk [Argued], Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120, Counsel for Appellant, David M. Barasch.

Ilana H. Eisenstein , Ben C. Fabens-Lassen , Courtney G. Saleski , DLA Piper, 1650 Market Street, One Liberty Place, Suite 5000, Philadelphia, PA 19103, John J. Hamill [Argued], DLA Piper, 444 West Lake Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606, Timothy J. Lowry , DLA Piper, 17 Gordon's Alley, Atlantic City, NJ 08401, Jesse C. Medlong , Amanda L. Morgan , DLA Piper, 555 Mission Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105, Counsel for Appellee, Pasquale T. Deon, Sr.

Lee K. Goldfarb , Alexander W. Saksen , Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, 707 Grant Street, Suite 3800, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Counsel for Appellee, Maggie Hardy Magerko.

William W. Warren, Jr. , Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, 2 North Second Street, Penn National Insurance Plaza, 7th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101, Counsel for Amicus Appellants, Campaign Legal Center and Common Cause.

Burt M. Rublin , Ballard Spahr, 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Counsel for Amicus Appellees, Penn National Gaming, Inc. and Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, Inc.

Michael M. Miller , Kevin M. Skjoldal , Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, 213 Market Street, 8th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101, Counsel for Amicus Appellees, Downs Racing, Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, and Stadium Casino, LLC

BEFORE: JORDAN, BIBAS, and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Section 1513 of the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act1 prevents appellees Pasquale T. Deon, Sr. ("Deon") and Maggie Hardy Magerko ("Hardy") from making any political contributions because they hold interests in businesses that have gaming licenses...

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