7th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law Until 2018, the U.S. Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) prohibited states from passing bills that would legalize sports betting. However, in May of that year, the United States Supreme Court struck down PASPA, clearing the Continue Reading
Behind State Lines: Is It Time to Cash in on Legalized Sports Betting?
6th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law The Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (Murphy) to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) seemingly opened the door for states to legalize sports betting. Continue Reading
All Bets Are Off (or On): SCOTUS Strikes Down Federal Ban on Sports Betting
The Bottom Line The Supreme Court held 6-3 that federal law prohibiting states from enacting sports betting schemes was an unconstitutional "commandeering" of state law issues by the federal government. In striking down the prohibition, the Court paved the way for states to decide for themselves Continue Reading