Supreme Court Lets Anti-Doping Horse Racing Law Remain in Effect

Justice Samuel Alito stayed a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals from the Fifth Circuit that found part of the law unconstitutional.

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The nation’s top court on Sept. 23 paused an appeals court ruling that could have led to the nationwide block of a law aimed at preventing doping in horse racing.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito agreed to stay a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals from the Fifth Circuit that found part of the law violative of the U.S. Constitution. The stay is in place until a further order is entered by Alito or the Supreme Court.