December 21, 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.
October 07, 2016
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.
February 17, 2016
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.
February 17, 2016
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.
February 13, 2016
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.
February 11, 2016
Less than a week before oral arguments in a rehearing en banc of New Jersey's attempt to legalize sports betting, the state is challenging the U.S. Department of Justice's request to participate in the arguments as a friend of the court, arguing it has not promised to limit its arguments to those in its amicus brief.
December 09, 2015
Attorneys poised to argue the merits and drawbacks of sports betting in New Jersey can expect a comprehensive examination by judges when the Third Circuit reviews its decision striking down a law allowing that type of gambling, the appeals court said Wednesday.
October 14, 2015
The Third Circuit's Wednesday decision to rehear a case in which it shot down New Jersey's bid to repeal some sports betting restrictions will give the full court a chance to provide a blueprint to states that was notably absent from its prior decision, experts say.
September 30, 2015
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.
September 09, 2015
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.