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Gulf Coast Racing, LLC v. Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, Inc.

Pending petition

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Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
24-489 5th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Issue: (1) Whether Congress can empower a purportedly private nonprofit entity to regulate an entire industry nationwide through rulemaking, adjudication and enforcement powers, and therefore to exercise significant authority pursuant to the laws of the United States, without proper appointments under the appointments clause of the Constitution; and (2) whether statutorily empowering a private nonprofit corporation to regulate an entire industry nationwide through rulemaking, adjudication and enforcement violates the private nondelegation doctrine.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/28/2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 2, 2024)
11/12/2024Brief of respondents Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
11/21/2024Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed. VIDED.
11/26/2024Reply of petitioners Gulf Coast Racing L.L.C., et al. filed.
12/04/2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
01/13/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025.
06/26/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
06/30/2025Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of FCC v. Consumers’ Research, 606 U. S. ___ (2025).