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  1. December 21, 2016

    The Biggest New Jersey Cases Of 2016

    Federal and state appeals courts in 2016 delivered a quintet of key rulings in New Jersey's employment, legal malpractice, gaming and health care spaces, bolstering aggrieved workers looking to sue, jury award overrides and continued coverage for firm partners while again shooting down the state’s sports-betting plans. Here’s a look at five notable opinions that helped shape the Garden State’s legal landscape this year.

  2. October 07, 2016

    NJ Asks Supreme Court To Review Sports Betting Case

    The state of New Jersey asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to review a Third Circuit decision striking down the Garden State's attempts to allow sports betting at its casinos and racetracks, arguing the ruling is an unconstitutional "takeover" of the state's right to pass and repeal its own laws.

  3. February 17, 2016

    3rd Circ. Puts Gambling Ban Constitutionality Back On Table

    A 12-judge Third Circuit panel heard arguments over New Jersey's efforts to legalize sports betting Wednesday, making it the third time the appeals court has looked at the issue, but questioning showed the case could be far from over as the court indicated it was open to reconsidering the constitutionality of a federal ban.

  4. February 17, 2016

    NJ Tells 3rd Circ. Gov't Can't Force Anti-Sports Betting Law

    New Jersey urged an en banc panel of the Third Circuit at a hearing Wednesday to overturn an injunction that found the state's repeal of sports betting prohibitions on casinos and racetracks violates federal law, arguing the federal law in question cannot force the state to maintain anti-gambling laws.

  5. February 13, 2016

    Sports World Watches To See If NJ's Betting Wager Pays Off

    The sports world will have its eyes on the Third Circuit this Wednesday as an en banc panel is set to hear arguments over New Jersey's second attempt to open up sports betting in the state in a case that could provide some clarity in whether and how states can legalize sports betting without running afoul of federal law.

  6. September 30, 2015

    Leagues Urge 3rd Circ. Not To Rehear NJ Sports Betting Case

    Four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA urged the Third Circuit on Tuesday not to rehear a case shooting down a New Jersey law that attempted to legalize sports gambling in the state, arguing that two prior decisions on the issue are not contradictory.

  7. September 09, 2015

    NJ's Long-Shot Rehearing Bid May Pay Off In Betting Case

    After the Third Circuit shot down New Jersey's second attempt to allow sports betting last month, experts say the state's bid for rehearing has a chance to succeed despite long odds, giving hope to sports betting proponents.

  8. September 08, 2015

    NJ Pols Say 3rd Circ. Contradicted Itself On Sports Betting

    A pair of New Jersey legislators and the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association Inc. on Tuesday asked the Third Circuit for an en banc rehearing of a case challenging a law that would allow sports gambling in the state, saying past opinions on the issue conflict.

  9. August 25, 2015

    NJ Sports Betting Law Struck Down By 3rd Circ.

    New Jersey's Hail Mary pass to legalize sports gambling has again failed to withstand court scrutiny, with the Third Circuit on Tuesday finding that a state law allowing such betting at casinos and racetracks violates the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992.

  10. March 17, 2015

    Ex-Solicitors Duel In 3rd Circ. Fight On NJ Sports Betting

    Two former U.S. solicitor generals faced off in front of the Third Circuit on Tuesday in the fight over a New Jersey law that aims to repeal sports gambling restrictions, with the state arguing that its legislation does not breach a federal statute.