It was the legal equivalent of the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao matchup: in one corner, the 42nd solicitor general of the United States, Theodore Olson. In the other, the 43rd SG, Paul Clement, plus a team from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
The fight? An attempt by the state of New Jersey to legalize sports betting. In a decision on Tuesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the KO went to Clement, who represented sports leagues opposed to the initiative.
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