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NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION et al v. CHRISTIE et al

  1. September 30, 2014

    NFL Says NJ's Betting Directive Defies 3rd. Circ.

    The National Football League and other professional sports leagues on Monday blasted the state of New Jersey's move to allow sports betting in its casinos and racetracks, saying the state is openly flouting the Third Circuit's denial of its attempt to legalize sports betting.

  2. September 08, 2014

    NJ Attorney General OKs Sports Betting At Casinos, Tracks

    The New Jersey Attorney General's Office on Monday told local law enforcement that casinos and racetracks can operate certain sports pools and asked the federal court to confirm that its new directive is consistent with a recent Third Circuit decision that had otherwise denied the state's earlier attempt to legalize sports wagering.

  3. March 13, 2013

    NJ Officials Appeal Sports Betting Ruling

    New Jersey officials on Wednesday formally gave notice that they will appeal a federal judge's Feb. 28 ruling upholding the constitutionality of a federal ban on state-sponsored sports gambling and thwarting their efforts to authorize such wagering.

  4. March 05, 2013

    NJ Faces Uphill Battle In Appeal Of Sports Wagering Ban

    Arguing that a federal ban on state-sponsored sports gambling amounts to unconstitutional commandeering could be New Jersey's best bet at overturning a recent decision blocking such wagering in the state, but convincing the Third Circuit to strike down an act of Congress will be no easy task, attorneys say.

  5. March 01, 2013

    Leagues Score Win In NJ Sports Betting Suit

    A federal judge late Thursday upheld the constitutionality of a federal ban on state-sponsored sports gambling and blocked New Jersey from authorizing such wagering in the state, marking a win for the NCAA and four major professional sports leagues in the United States.

  6. February 14, 2013

    NJ, Leagues Debate Federal Ban In Sports Betting Suit

    U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman joined professional sports leagues and the NCAA on Thursday in arguing that a federal ban on state-sponsored sports gambling was a valid exercise of congressional power and doesn't unconstitutionally coerce New Jersey to prohibit such wagering.

  7. February 12, 2013

    NJ To Clash With Leagues Over Federal Sports-Betting Ban

    New Jersey officials on Thursday will face off against professional sports leagues and the NCAA over the constitutionality of a federal ban on state-sponsored sports gambling, which the organizations claim New Jersey has brazenly violated by opening the doors to such wagering in the state.

  8. February 05, 2013

    DOJ Goes To Bat For Sports Leagues In NJ Gambling Suit

    The U.S. Department of Justice told a New Jersey federal court Friday that the state had no right to legalize sports betting, arguing the federal government's ban on sports betting in most states is a valid exercise of the commerce clause.

  9. January 22, 2013

    DOJ Enters Showdown Over NJ Sports-Betting Law

    The U.S. Department of Justice has stepped into a case in New Jersey federal court where it will join professional and collegiate sports leagues in attempting to stop state lawmakers from legalizing sports betting, according to court papers filed Tuesday.

  10. December 10, 2012

    MLB, NFL, Others Slam NJ's Legalization Of Sports Betting

    Professional sports leagues and the NCAA on Friday rejected New Jersey's arguments that a federal ban on sports gambling is unconstitutional, as the organizations continue to fight a state law legalizing sports gambling at New Jersey casinos and racetracks.

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