US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein resigns, as he had been planning to do for months. It’s not his age or another job opportunity; it’s a chaotic and taxing work environment, and it has been since the start of the Trump administration.

Rosenstein paid close attention to the Wire Act decision and the reactions to it from various states. AG Jeff Sessions tendered his resignation in early November 2018, putting Rosenstein in charge of the DOJ pending the process of nominating and voting in a new AG.

Not long after, the New Hampshire Lottery Commission filed its lawsuit against the DOJ and Barr in the US District Court, and NeoPollard filed its own suit. Judge Paul Barbadoro spoke with attorneys in the case and requested another delay so the case wouldn’t be rushed, and that prompted Rosenstein to issue another memo, this time to delay the Wire Act’s implementation by another 60 days.

By the time Barbadoro delivers his decision, Rosenstein may be gone from the DOJ. This leaves several possibilities on the table. If the Wire Act case is appealed to a higher court after Barbadoro’s ruling, it could delay any certainty in the way the DOJ will enforce the Wire Act indefinitely.

Rosenstein’s replacement or Barr could issue another delay any implementation with regard to state lotteries and online gambling indefinitely. Another option is that the DOJ could decide how it wants to enforce the Wire Act and follow through with action, which could instigate an even more contentious legal battle.

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