Can the feds force New Jersey to ban sports betting?

A 1992 federal law forbids states to legalize sports betting. The Supreme Court should nix that under its federal-state “anti-commandeering” doctrine: “If the federal government wants to enforce its chosen policy, it must find a way to do so that doesn’t involve having New Jersey do its dirty work.” [Ilya Shapiro and Matthew Larosiere on Cato-joined amicus brief in Christie v. NCAA; Amy Howe; John Brennan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; earlier] More: Richard Morrison, CEI.

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  • Sounds right to me.

    There’s a great line in Die Hard: “There are rules.” While that is becoming less and less true in America, unfortunately, there are still some rules. And this is one of them.