A federal appeals court has said that a Pennsylvania law restricting those with business interests in legalized gambling from contributing to political campaigns is unconstitutional.
In Deon v. Barasch, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling that while Section 1513 of the Gaming Act is important for preventing quid pro quo politics, the act’s restriction on political contributions was not “closely drawn.”
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