No. 13-967
In the
Supreme ourt of the United States
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CHRISTOPHER J. CHRISTIE,Governor of New Jersey, et al.
Petitioners,
v.NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, et al.,
Respondents.
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On Petition for Writ of Certiorarito the United States Court of Appealsfor the Third Circuit
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BRIEF AMICUS CURIAE OFPACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION AND CATO INSTITUTEIN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS
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P
AUL
J.
B
EARD
IIJ
OSHUA
P.
T
HOMPSON
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Counsel of Record
J
ONATHAN
W
OOD
Pacific Legal Foundation930 G StreetSacramento, California 95814Telephone: (916) 419-7111Facsimile: (916) 419-7747E-mail: jpt@pacificlegal.org
Counsel for Amici Curiae Pacific Legal Foundation and Cato Institute
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QUESTIONS PRESENTED
Federal law does not directly prohibit sportswagering where it occurs in a State in which it is legal.But the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) makes it unlawful for a State, other thanNevada and several other exempted States, to “license”or “authorize” sports wagers. 28 U.S.C. § 3702.The questions presented are:1.Does PASPA’s prohibition on state licensingor authorization of sports wagering commandeer theregulatory authority of the States, in violation of theTenth Amendment?2.Does PASPA’s discrimination in favor of Nevada and other exempted States violate thefundamental principle of equal sovereignty?
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TABLE OF CONTENTSPage
QUESTIONS PRESENTED...................iTABLE OF AUTHORITIES..................iiiINTEREST OF
AMICI CURIAE
...............1SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT..................2I.THE EXTENT OFCONGRESS’S COMMERCE CLAUSEPOWER TO DISCRIMINATE AMONGTHE STATES IS AN IMPORTANTQUESTION OF FEDERAL LAW THATTHIS COURT SHOULD RESOLVE........5 A.The Framers Understood theCommerce Clause To Incorporatethe Equal Sovereignty Principle........5B.Applying the Equal SovereigntyPrinciple to CommerceClause Legislation FurthersImportant Federalism Values.........10C.This Court Should Grant thePetition To Give Congress andthe Lower Courts Guidance AsTo Whether and How the Principleof Equal Sovereignty Applies..........12CONCLUSION............................15
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