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.
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The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act’s provisions prohibiting state authorization of sports gambling schemes are federal statutory rules that were struck down by the Supreme Court for unconstitutionally commandeering state legislatures in violation of the Tenth Amendment.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 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. Context triple: [Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, holding, 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.]
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United States – Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply of Gambling and Betting Services
United States – Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply of Gambling and Betting Services is a landmark WTO dispute case concerning U.S. restrictions on online gambling services and their consistency with international trade rules under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
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Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is a 1988 U.S. federal law that establishes the legal framework and regulatory structure for Native American gaming operations on tribal lands.
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Oregon State Police Gaming Enforcement
Oregon State Police Gaming Enforcement is a specialized division responsible for regulating, monitoring, and enforcing laws related to legal gaming activities within the state of Oregon.
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Rules of Amateur Status
The Rules of Amateur Status are golf regulations that define and govern who qualifies as an amateur player, particularly regarding eligibility, conduct, and restrictions on accepting prize money or sponsorship.
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Partisan Prohibitions
Partisan Prohibitions were a series of political crackdowns and purges in late Han dynasty China targeting scholars and officials accused of factionalism and opposition to eunuch influence at court.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 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. Target entity description: The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act’s provisions prohibiting state authorization of sports gambling schemes are federal statutory rules that were struck down by the Supreme Court for unconstitutionally commandeering state legislatures in violation of the Tenth Amendment.
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United States – Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply of Gambling and Betting Services
United States – Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply of Gambling and Betting Services is a landmark WTO dispute case concerning U.S. restrictions on online gambling services and their consistency with international trade rules under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
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B.
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is a 1988 U.S. federal law that establishes the legal framework and regulatory structure for Native American gaming operations on tribal lands.
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C.
Oregon State Police Gaming Enforcement
Oregon State Police Gaming Enforcement is a specialized division responsible for regulating, monitoring, and enforcing laws related to legal gaming activities within the state of Oregon.
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Rules of Amateur Status
The Rules of Amateur Status are golf regulations that define and govern who qualifies as an amateur player, particularly regarding eligibility, conduct, and restrictions on accepting prize money or sponsorship.
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Partisan Prohibitions
Partisan Prohibitions were a series of political crackdowns and purges in late Han dynasty China targeting scholars and officials accused of factionalism and opposition to eunuch influence at court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court holding
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constitutional law principle ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
division of authority between federal and state governments
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federalism ⓘ state regulation of sports betting ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
state authorization of sports gambling schemes
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state operation of sports gambling schemes ⓘ |
| appliesToStatute | Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act ⓘ |
| basedOnConstitutionalProvision | Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| challengedBy |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
State of New Jersey
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| clarifies |
limits on congressional power under the Commerce Clause when regulating states directly
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that Congress may regulate private actors directly but may not require states to regulate or refrain from regulating ⓘ |
| decidedInCase |
Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018)
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surface form:
Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
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| decisionDate | 2018-05-14 ⓘ |
| formerCaseName | Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| heldByCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| impact |
enabled states to legalize and regulate sports betting
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expanded scope of the anti-commandeering doctrine in modern federalism jurisprudence ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
invalidated key provisions of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act
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prohibited Congress from dictating whether states may authorize sports gambling ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Samuel A. Alito Jr.
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surface form:
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.
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| opposedBy |
Major League Baseball
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National Basketball Association ⓘ National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ National Football League ⓘ National Hockey League ⓘ |
| reasoning |
Congress cannot issue direct orders to state legislatures
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federal government may not commandeer state legislatures to maintain prohibitions on sports gambling ⓘ provisions telling states they may not authorize sports gambling are equivalent to direct commands to state legislatures ⓘ |
| relatedPrecedent |
New York v. United States (1992)
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Printz v. United States ⓘ
surface form:
Printz v. United States (1997)
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| relatesToDoctrine | anti-commandeering doctrine ⓘ |
| shortName | PAPSA anti-commandeering holding ⓘ |
| SupremeCourtDocketNumber | No. 16-476 ⓘ |
| UnitedStatesReportsCitation | 584 U.S. ___ ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 7-2 on anti-commandeering holding ⓘ |
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Subject: 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. Description of subject: The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act’s provisions prohibiting state authorization of sports gambling schemes are federal statutory rules that were struck down by the Supreme Court for unconstitutionally commandeering state legislatures in violation of the Tenth Amendment.
Referenced by (2)
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Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018)
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holding
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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.
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subject surface form:
Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
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legalClaim
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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.
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this entity surface form:
PASPA violated the Tenth Amendment by dictating what state legislatures may and may not do