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R.I. AFFILIATE AM. CIV. LIBERTIES v. R.I. LOTTERY

Civ. A. No. 78-0604 P.

553 F.Supp. 752 (1982)

RHODE ISLAND AFFILIATE, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, INC. v. RHODE ISLAND LOTTERY COMMISSION and Peter J. O'Connell.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

December 16, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew F. Medeiros, of Edwards & Angell, Providence, R.I., for plaintiff.

John P. Hawkins, Providence, R.I., for defendants.

OPINION

PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

This action arises out of an application by the American Civil Liberties Union ("ACLU") for permission to conduct a charitable raffle. The ACLU claims that the Rhode Island Lottery Commission ("Commission") and its director, Peter J. O'Connell, unconstitutionally denied it a license. It seeks both damages and equitable relief for the violation of its federal constitutional...

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