NATIONAL HBPA v. BLACK

No. 22-10387.

53 F.4th 869 (2022)

NATIONAL HORSEMEN'S BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION; Arizona Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; Arkansas Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; Indiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; Illinois Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; Mountaineer Park Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; Nebraska Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; Oklahoma Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; Oregon Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; Pennsylvania Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; Washington Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; Tampa Bay Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Plaintiffs-Appellants, State of Texas; Texas Racing Commission, Intervenor Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jerry BLACK; Katrina Adams; Leonard Coleman; MD Nancy Cox; Joseph Dunford; Frank Keating; Kenneth Schanzer; Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, Incorporated; Federal Trade Commission; Commissioner Kelly Slaughter; Commissioner Rohit Chopra; Commissioner Noah Phillips; Commissioner Christine Wilson, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED November 18, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Robert Suhr , Jeffrey Jennings , Reilly Stephens Liberty Justice Center, Chicago, IL, Fernando Manuel Bustos , Bustos Law Firm, P.C., Lubbock, TX, Brian Kelsey , Kelsey Firm, P.L.L.C., Germantown, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellant National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association.

Daniel Robert Suhr , Jeffrey Jennings , Reilly Stephens Liberty Justice Center, Chicago, IL, Fernando Manuel Bustos , Bustos Law Firm, P.C., Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Arizona Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Arkansas Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Indiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Illinois Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Mountaineer Park Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Nebraska Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Oklahoma Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Oregon Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Pennsylvania Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Washington Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Tampa Bay Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association.

Lanora Christine Pettit , Cody Tyler Rutowski , Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Office of the Solicitor General, Austin, TX, for Intervenor Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Pratik A. Shah , Lide E. Paterno , Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., Washington, DC, John Roach , Attorney, Ransdell Roach & Royse, P.L.L.C., Lexington, KY, for Defendants-Appellees Jerry Black, Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, Incorporated, Katrina Adams, Leonard Coleman, MD Nancy Cox, Joseph Dunford, Frank Keating, Kenneth Schanzer.

Joseph Forrest Busa , Mark Bernard Stern, Esq. , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees Federal Trade Commission, Commissioner Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner Rohit Chopra, Commissioner Noah Phillips, Commissioner Christine Wilson.

Peter J. Sacopulos , Sacopulos Johnson & Sacopulos, Terre Haute, IN, for Amicus Curiae North American Association of Racetrack Veterinarians.

Autum Flores , Underwood Law Firm, P.C., Amarillo, TX, for Amicus Curiae American Quarter Horse Association.

Eric Grant , Hicks Thomas, L.L.P., Sacramento, CA, Paul Emmanuel Salamanca , Lexington, KY, for Amici Curiae Senator Mitch McConnell, Representative Paul Tonko, Representative Andy Barr.

Gregory George Garre , Blake E. Stafford , Latham & Watkins, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Thirty Thoroughbred Industry Participants.

Before King, Duncan, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.


We consider challenges to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act ("HISA" or the "Act").1 Enacted in 2020, HISA is a federal law that nationalizes governance of the thoroughbred horseracing industry. To formulate detailed rules on an array...

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