Judge Gives Life to Bid by Porn Mogul to End California Gambling Restrictions
Nick Cahill January 14, 2021
Odds shifted toward the Hustler Magazine founder after a federal judge signals a California organized crime law is stale and perhaps unconstitutional.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — Tilting the odds in Larry Flynt’s favor Thursday, a federal judge gave life to the porn mogul’s fight to oust a California law that’s preventing the expansion of his gambling industry portfolio.
U.S. District Judge John Mendez denied the state’s attempt to dismiss the entire case, saying the broad enforcement of the anti-organized crime bill could amount to regulation of interstate commerce.
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