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Sweeney v. National Collegiate Athletic Association

Petition for certiorari denied on June 23, 2014

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Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
13-980 3d Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2013

Issue: Whether the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act ("PASPA") violates the anti-commandeering principle of the Tenth Amendment by prohibiting states from authorizing sports wagering under state law.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/13/2014Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2014)
02/19/2014Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, Inc. VIDED.
02/26/2014Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 21, 2014, for all respondents.
03/14/2014Brief amici curiae of Ryan M. Rodenberg, Anastasios Kaburakis, and John T. Holden filed. VIDED.
04/02/2014Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including May 14, 2014, for all respondents.
05/14/2014Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. VIDED.
05/14/2014Brief of respondents National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
05/30/2014Reply of petitioners Stephen M. Sweeney, President of the New Jersey Senate, et al. filed.
06/03/2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 19, 2014.
06/23/2014Petition DENIED.