So says a panel of the federal Second Circuit, rejecting the arguments of a New York State poker club, but leaving the door open for better arguments by future poker lovers:
"Even assuming arguendo that there might be some circumstances under which a poker club’s activities could involve sufficiently expressive or political content to merit protection under the First Amendment, plaintiff’s conclusory and vague complaint fails to set out facts from which a court could draw that conclusion here."
HT: WSJ Law Blog