Murphy v. NCAA
United States Supreme Court
138 S. Ct. 1461 (2018)
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The federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) barred states from authorizing sports gambling and separately barred private sports gambling, though it didn't make gambling itself a federal crime and instead let sports leagues sue for injunctions. When New Jersey passed a law permitting sports gambling, the NCAA (plaintiff) sued to enjoin the law under PASPA, and New Jersey (defendant) argued PASPA itself violated the Constitution's anti-commandeering principles by directly controlling what state legislatures could enact.
IssueFree
Whether Congress may issue direct orders to state legislatures.
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