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National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, et al. v. Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, Inc., et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 23-10520 · judgment July 5, 2024
GVR'd · June 30, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
- Whether the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act grants legislative power to a private corporation, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, Inc., in violation of Article I, Section I, Clause I (“the private non-delegation doctrine”).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Daniel Robert Suhr
Center for American Rights
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Miscellaneous (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Related
Vide, 24-429, 24-433, 24-465, 24-489
Order
Order list, June 30, 2025 · Summary disposition
Proceedings
- Aug 01 2025Judgment Issued.
- Jun 30 2025Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED for further consideration in light of FCC v. Consumers’ Research, 606 U. S. ___ (2025).
- Jun 26 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
- Jan 13 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025.
- Dec 04 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
- Dec 02 2024Reply of petitioners National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Nov 21 2024Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed. VIDED.
- Nov 13 2024Brief amicus curiae of North American Association of Racetrack Veterinarians filed.
- Nov 12 2024Brief of respondents Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, Inc., et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
- Oct 22 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 29, 2024)