Sports Litigation Alert Current Issue

Here’s the latest issue of Sports Litigation Alert, the nation’s only subscription-based periodical reporting on the intersection of sports and the law. We also publish 11 other sports law periodicals. Visit hackneypublications.com to learn more.

June 16, 2025

Vol. 22, Iss. 12

Case Summaries

Articles

Agent Lawsuit Against Malik Beasley Indicative Of NBPA Failure

By Christopher R. Deubert, Senior Writer A union’s animating – indeed statutory – purpose is to protect its members.  The unions representing players in the major American professional sports leagues are no different, doing battle with leagues and teams on a...

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Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against NBA’s Zion Williamson

A woman filed a civil lawsuit in late May against NBA player Zion Williamson, accusing the New Orleans Pelicans superstar of repeated acts of “sexual, physical, emotional and financial” abuse during their five-year relationship. Identified as Jane Doe, the woman is...

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Brandt Steps in to Advise Louisville Athletics

Andrew Brandt, Sports Law Professor and Executive Director of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law at Villanova Law, has joined the University of Louisville Athletics as a strategic advisor. Brandt, who is also a former vice president of the Green...

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