Attorney General Paxton has secured a significant victory in the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, with the court striking down the federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) as unconstitutional. HISA, enacted in 2020, is a federal law that nationalized regulation of the horseracing industry, thereby destroying state and local control. It delegated unprecedented power to a private group named the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, including the power to establish new rules, issue subpoenas, and enforce regulations with civil sanctions or obtain injunctive relief. This private entity, […]
