American Gaming Association, Amicus Curiae
Jonathan F. Cohn, Counsel of Record
The American Gaming Association is the trade group representing the $240 billion commercial and tribal gambling industry in the United States. Jonathan F. Cohn is a partner with the law firm Sidley Austin, where he specializes in commercial litigation and appellate law. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on September 5, 2017. The Third Circuit erroneously concluded that Congress can ossify State law by enjoining a State legislature from amending or repealing its sports-betting laws. This decision is incompatible with this Court’s anti-commandeering jurisprudence and is severely detrimental…
