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Federal Judge Strikes Down N.J. Sports Betting Statute as Conflicting With Federal Law
Mar 1, 2013
Federal Judge Strikes Down N.J. Sports Betting Statute as Conflicting With Federal Law
Last night, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp released an opinion in the widely watched New Jersey sports betting case, stating that New Jersey’s sports betting law is invalid as conflicting with federal law. Now, the future of sports betting in the United States will be decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
DOJ Brief Tries to Keep N.J. Sports Gaming Law Out of Bounds
Feb 3, 2013
DOJ Brief Tries to Keep N.J. Sports Gaming Law Out of Bounds
On Friday, February 1, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey defending the constitutionality of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA), the hotly contested federal law that prohibits sports betting in most states. New Jersey is seeking to…
DOJ Plans to Intervene in N.J. Sports-Betting Case
Jan 22, 2013
DOJ Plans to Intervene in N.J. Sports-Betting Case
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on January 22, 2013, that it plans to intervene in the lawsuit brought by the four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA challenging a New Jersey state law that legalized sports betting in the state. The leagues have argued in court papers that the New Jersey law is…
