AG Jeff Landry Wins Again at U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Fifth Circuit
NEW ORLEANS, LA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth
Circuit has sided with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, ruling that the
Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act of 2021 (HISA) is facially
unconstitutional under the private non-delegation doctrine.
In June, Attorney General Landry led a lawsuit challenging
HISA – a measure ramrodded into the COVID relief bill that cedes much
regulatory and taxation power of the State to an unelected and unaccountable
nongovernmental entity. In July, Judge Terry Doughty of U.S. District Court in
the Western District of Louisiana granted a preliminary injunction
preventing the rules from being enforced in Louisiana and West Virginia. Today,
the entirety of HISA was brought down.
“This is a major victory for the rule of law and the horse
industry. I am proud to deliver this win for the thousands of our neighbors who
ply their trade as horse owners, trainers, jockeys, and more,” said Attorney
General Landry. “This federal government overreach involved delegating
unsupervised power to a private entity. I applaud my Solicitor General Liz
Murrill and her deputy Shae McPhee for their tireless work in defense of
federalism.”