Private power over horse racing
Texas v. Black
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Texas and others ask the Supreme Court to review a law letting the private Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority write federal horse-racing safety and anti-doping rules, subject to Federal Trade Commission approval.
- What's at stake
- Texas and the other petitioners’ challenge to the Authority’s rulemaking role remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
They argue Congress gave lawmaking power to a private group; the petition was distributed for conference, which is not a grant of review.
HISA gives the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority a role in writing federal horse-racing safety and anti-doping rules, subject to Federal Trade Commission approval.
Question presented
Whether Congress, through HISA, has unconstitutionally delegated legislative authority to a private entity.
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the case. It was distributed for a Dec. 4, 2026 conference, but that does not guarantee an order on that date; no oral argument or decision date is set.
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