Lance Armstrong asks federal court for restraining order against U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
View Photo Gallery — Lance Armstrong faces fresh doping charges: The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency brought formal doping charges against Lance Armstrong in an action that could cost him his seven Tour de France titles, according to a letter sent to Armstrong on Tuesday.
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By Amy Shipley, Updated: Monday, July 9, 9:45 AM
Lance Armstrong filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday morning and asked for a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, alleging that the 12-year-old organization and its chief executive have engaged in an obsessive, unlawful and meritless campaign to strip him of his seven Tour de France titles and ruin his legacy.
In an 80-page complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas, Armstrong alleges that USADA and CEO Travis Tygart don’t have the jurisdiction to attempt to charge him with being a central player in a massive sports doping conspiracy, yet have done so while violating his constitutional rights, breaking the organization’s own rules and possibly breaking federal laws.
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If the court grants Armstrong’s request, a lengthy legal battle likely will ensue between Armstrong — backed by attorneys from Washington firms Patton Boggs and Williams and Connolly and Austin’s Howry Breen and Herman — and USADA, a Colorado Springs-based agency that relies primarily on one in-house attorney and $10 million in federal funding annually.
I'm sure the USADA will get someone pro bono, but that seems like a mismatch for now
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