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By HOA NGUYEN, Staff Writer
New Jersey’s attempt to overturn a federal court decision barring it from authorizing sports betting is proceeding in the U.S. Court of Appeals with judicial officials opening a docket for the case Monday.
State officials, who filed a notice of appeal last week, will have two weeks to submit documents, including a concise summary of the case, to the appeals court, according to judicial filings.
New Jersey is appealing a February decision issued by U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp, who granted a permanent injunction barring the state from authorizing and regulating sports betting. Shipp sided with the five professional and amateur sports organizations and U.S. Department of Justice, which argued New Jersey was violating a federal law barring states from authorizing sports betting in all but four jurisdictions where the activity was legal prior to the legislation’s enactment in 1992.