Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association

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United States constitutional law case federal court case sports betting case

Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association was an earlier federal court case in New Jersey challenging the constitutionality of federal restrictions on state-authorized sports betting, which set the stage for the later Supreme Court decision in Murphy v. NCAA.

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Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States constitutional law case ⓘ federal court case ⓘ sports betting case ⓘ
areaOfLaw	commerce clause jurisprudence ⓘ federalism ⓘ
challengesStatute	Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act ⓘ
challengesStatuteAbbreviation	PASPA ⓘ
citationStatus	precursor to landmark Supreme Court decision on sports betting ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtLevel	federal district court ⓘ
defendant	National Basketball Association ⓘ National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ National Football League ⓘ National Hockey League ⓘ MLB Commissioner’s Office ⓘ surface form: Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
effect	prevented New Jersey from implementing its sports betting law at that time ⓘ
followedBy	Supreme Court review in Murphy v. NCAA ⓘ appeals in the Third Circuit ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	United States District Court for the District of New Jersey ⓘ
impact	contributed to eventual nationwide legalization of state-authorized sports betting after Murphy v. NCAA ⓘ
involves	New Jersey sports betting legislation ⓘ amateur sports organizations ⓘ professional sports leagues ⓘ
issue	constitutionality of federal restrictions on state-authorized sports betting ⓘ whether PASPA unconstitutionally commandeered state governments ⓘ
legalClaim	The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act’s provisions prohibiting state authorization of sports gambling schemes violate the anti-commandeering rule of the Tenth Amendment. ⓘ surface form: PASPA violated the Tenth Amendment by dictating what state legislatures may and may not do
legalSubject	Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ anti-commandeering doctrine ⓘ federal preemption ⓘ sports betting ⓘ
location	New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey
partyAfterSuccession	Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018) ⓘ surface form: Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
plaintiff	Chris Christie ⓘ
plaintiffRole	Governor of New Jersey ⓘ
precededBy	enactment of New Jersey sports betting law by voter referendum and state legislation ⓘ
relatedCase	Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018) ⓘ surface form: Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
result	PASPA was enforced against New Jersey in the district court ⓘ
setsStageFor	Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018) ⓘ surface form: Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
state	New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey
subjectMatter	state authorization of sports wagering at casinos and racetracks ⓘ
timePeriod	early 2010s ⓘ

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Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018) → originatedFrom → Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

subject surface form: Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association

The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act’s provisions prohibiting state authorization of sports gambling schemes violate the anti-commandeering rule of the Tenth Amendment. → formerCaseName → Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ

subject surface form: The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act’s provisions prohibiting state authorization of sports gambling schemes violate the anti-commandeering rule of the Tenth Amendment