Supporters of the successful 2011 referendum to allow the Maryland Live! Casino to be built are in court seeking more than $1 million in damages from a Glen Burnie man who admits stealing the campaign's signs.
The Baltimore Sun reports David Scott Corrigan admitted to taking or destroying "100 or so" of the pro-slots campaign signs, his lawyer told jurors Tuesday.
The attorney, Ronald H. Jarashow, said Corrigan believed gambling disproportionately harmed poorer residents.
"This is a case about civil protest. This is a case about someone having strong beliefs and acting on them," he said, according to the paper.
An attorney for the supporters, however, characterized Corrigan's actions as attempts to suppress the pro-slots message.
In September, Corrigan entered an Alford plea on criminal charges in the case, paying a $5,000 fine.
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