Lawsuit Calls Crackdown on Net Gambling Ads Illegal

A lawyer in Fort Lauderdale has sued the U.S. Department of Justice on First Amendment grounds to force the feds to back off their crackdown on Internet-based gambling. Patrick O'Brien filed suit in U.S. District Court in Louisiana, alleging that the Justice Department's crackdown on Internet gambling advertising violates the free speech rights of his client, Massachusetts-based Casino City Inc.