The Supreme Court’s decision striking down a federal law over sports betting could signal trouble for the Trump administration in its legal fight against so-called sanctuary states and cities.
The justices backed a robust reading of the Constitution’s limit on the federal government’s power to force the states go along with Washington’s wishes.
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The administration opposed the outcome reached by the high court Monday.
The majority opinion by Justice Samuel Alito said the federal anti-gambling law is unconstitutional because “it unequivocally dictates what a state legislature may and may not do.”
Several legal commentators say there is a direct link between the court’s decision in the sports betting case and the administration’s effort to punish local governments that resist Trump’s immigration enforcement policies.
