Murphy v. NCAA at the Volokh Conspiracy: Federalism, State's Rights, Constitutionality, Sports Gambling, Taxes

We acknowledge -- somewhat late it is sure -- the move of the Volokh Conspiracy to Reason.com. It is worth reading their Broader Implications of the Supreme Court's Sports Gambling Decision.

Gambling and Sports: U.S. Supreme Court Holds Unconstitutional a Federal Law Against Sports Betting

The U.S. Supreme Court has found unconstitutional a federal law against sports betting, finding it encroaches on the rights of the States to make their own laws on gambling.

Debra Cassens Weiss has the story at Supreme Court strikes down federal law that bans sports betting.

We previously commented on Gambling and Gaming Laws and Online Fantasy Sports : What is Legal? What can be Prohibited?
 

Europe's Tough New Law on Information Privacy and Data Mining: Will You Be Better Protected?

Europe has a tough new law on data privacy on the Internet that will impact the rest of the world, including the USA. Will it slow down the pace of information gathering by the data miners?

See the New York Times on The New European Pivacy Law