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U.S. Appeals Court Rules HISA Is Unconstitutional
Matt Hegarty | Nov 18, 2022
"A U.S. appeals court has ruled that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is “facially unconstitutional,” reversing a lower court’s opinion that the authority met constitutional standards of federal oversight.
The ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals delivers a critical blow to the authority, a private, non-profit company established by federal legislation passed in 2020, at a time when HISA is preparing to roll out a national medication and anti-doping program, scheduled for Jan. 1. While HISA has faced multiple challenges to its constitutionality in various jurisdictions, the Fifth Circuit decision is the first to rule that the legislation establishing the Federal Trade Commission as its overseer lacked constitutional merit...."
