Gambling Clash at U.S. Supreme Court Unites Trump and the NFL

  • New Jersey battles sports leagues over casino sports wagering
  • Constitutional fight poses states-rights issue for high court

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All it took to bring Donald Trump and the National Football League together was New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his Supreme Court bid to legalize sports gambling.

The NFL, a target of the president’s Twitter ire over national anthem protests, is banding together with the administration to fight the outgoing governor in a case the high court will hear Monday.