The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday met the deadline for filing a response to the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association's (iMEGA) request for a temporary restraining order against the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The brief, however, said nothing new.
Similar to a motion filed on Aug. 21, the DOJ, on behalf of the two other co-defendants in the case, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve, respectively, claimed that the case held no merit because the plaintiff lacks jurisdiction to bring the complaint.
iMEGA on Sept. 11 stated that it had filed a response to the government's first claim, which provided "ample precedent for both [its] standing as a trade association acting on behalf of [its] members, and for the potential jeopardy of prosecution the new law puts some of [its] members in."
In addition the DOJ reiterated that the UIGEA is not in a position to be challenged since the government missed the deadline for implementing the necessary regulations for the law, which were due in July.
Judge Mary L. Cooper (3rd District/Trenton division) has set Sept. 26 as the date to hear arguments in the case.
Click here to view a copy of the DOJ's response.