MURPHY v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC

Nos. 16-476, 16-477.

138 S.Ct. 1461 (2018)

584 U.S. 453

Philip D. MURPHY, Governor of New Jersey, et al., Petitioners v. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, et al. New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, Inc., Petitioner v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 14, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore B. Olson , Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Paul D. Clement , Washington, DC, for Respondents.

Jeffrey B. Wall , Washington, DC, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the respondents.

Theodore B. Olson , Matthew D. McGill , Nicole A. Saharsky , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, Ashley E. Johnson , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, TX, Lauren M. Blas , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Christopher S. Porrino , Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, Stuart M. Feinblatt , Peter Slocum , Office of the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, for State Petitioners.

Michael R. Griffinger , Thomas R. Valen , Jennifer A. Hradil , Gibbons P.C., Newark, NJ, for Legislator Petitioners.

Jeffrey A. Mishkin , Anthony J. Dreyer , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY, Paul D. Clement , Erin E. Murphy , Edmund G. LaCour Jr. , Michael D. Lieberman , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondents.


The State of New Jersey wants to legalize sports gambling at casinos and horseracing tracks, but a federal law, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, generally makes it unlawful for a State to "authorize" sports gambling schemes. 28 U.S.C. § 3702(1). We must decide whether this...

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