A great day for the rights of states and their people to make their own decisions. New Jersey citizens wanted sports gambling and the federal Gov't had no right to tell them no. The Supreme Court agrees with us today. I am proud to have fought for the rights of the people of NJ.
— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) May 14, 2018
The Supreme Court’s decision Monday to legalize sports gambling nationwide was hailed as a victory by many, but the ruling could potentially have adverse effects on a number of citizens, including and especially African-Americans.
Chief among those celebrating were politicians in New Jersey, the state which challenged the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) that made illegal sports gambling in most places in the U.S. The Supreme Court disagreed with it, writing in part, that “PASPA does not make sports gambling itself a federal crime” in response to New Jersey arguing “that PASPA violates the Constitution’s ‘anticommandeering’ principle by preventing the State from modifying or repealing its laws prohibiting sports gambling.”
Source: Why Legalizing Sports Gambling Nationwide Is The Last Thing Black America Needs
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