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Judge Issues Critical Ruling in the University of Kentucky Title IX Athletics Case Federal Judge Sides with University of Miami in Trademark Litigation Ivy League Secures a Legal Victory in Antitrust Case Passing Opinion or a Defamation Blitz? Analyzing Favre v. Sharpe Federal Judge Denies Connecticut Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Title IX Claim Involving Trans Issue A New Model for Legal Services: How Sports Organizations Can Embrace Subscription-Based Outside General Counsel Services High School Football Hit Sparks Federal Lawsuit Analyzing Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing Antitrust Lawsuit Against NASCAR College Volleyball Player Sues, Claiming She Failed to Receive Proper Treatment After Brain Injuries The Problem with PEDs in Collegiate Esports NHL Players Aim To Bring CBA Into Compliance With Bioethics Who’s the Greatest No. 8? When a Jersey Number Isn’t Just a Jersey Number WNBA Players Look to MLS and NWSL Financial Models; It’s Risky Going Off-Track: NASCAR, DraftKings and NBA Face Down Secrets Theft New Study Links Sports Gambling to Violence, Senator Weighs In, Expert Opines Sports Lawyer Aarij S. Wasti Appointed to the SLA’s 2025 International CommitteeAarij Wasti, a partner and member of Toronto-based Gowling WLG’s Entertainment & Sports Law Group, has been appointed to SLA’s 2025 International Committee. An Interview with Ultimate Fighting Championship Agent Lance Spaude Cozen O’Connor Announces Sponsorship of Rising Star LPGA Star Rachel Kuehn Hogan Lovells Advises Tom Gores in Joining the Los Angeles Chargers Ownership Group Las Vegas Night Owls of Major League Pickleball Announce Sports Lawyer as General Manager Defeat of Race Discrimination and Retaliation Claims Affirmed by the Eleventh Circuit Mark Termini Associates, Inc. v. Klutch Sports Group, LLC: Request for Arbitration Denied NFL Stuffs Plaintiff at the Goal Line in Video Privacy Protection Act Case Court Rebuffs Racing Team Owned by Jordan in Lawsuit Against NASCAR Did LSU Prioritize Winning Over Player Health? Greg Brooks Jr. Thinks So Personal Publicity or Competition? Self-Promoter Banned from Future NYC Marathons The Ongoing Controversy Over Native American Imagery in the NFL An Institutional Guide to Implementing productive NIL program The Inevitable Evolution of NIL Rights Continues to Reconfigure the Economies of Collegiate Athletics NFL General Counsel Jeff Pash Discusses Sunday Ticket Litigation and Offers Advice for Aspiring Sports Lawyers Can Schools Stop Students From Praying Before or After Sporting Events? Gaming Director at Scholastic Esports Federation Discusses Texas’ Progressive Approach to Esports Sports Lawyer Josh Goldberg Joins Polsinelli Mass General Brigham and Concussion Legacy Foundation Scientists Identify New Concussion Sign Attorney General Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Limit Girls’ Sports Teams to Biological Females Chicago Cubs Seek Corporate Counsel Squires Named Chief Venues and Operations Officer of FIFA World Cup 2026 New York New Jersey Host Committee 11TH Circuit Rules on State’s Refusal To Allow Prayer at Florida High School Football Title Game Court Denies Transfer in Patent Case Involving Sports Betting Technology Companies First Circuit Doubles Down on Massachusetts Decision Enforcing Noncompete Against Sports Betting Executive Nevada Supreme Court Reluctantly Broadens the Scope of the Nevada Recreational Use Statute Parents of Cross Country Runner Who Sued Jacksonville University for the Wrongful Death of Their Daughter, Settle Out of Court Professor and Sports Law Attorney Sarah Hartley Revisits Legal Issues for the Paris Olympics and Paralympics The Death of Amateurism – Part II ‘The GaMe within the GaMe’ – Calibrating the Recent Onset of General Manager roles in Division I Athletics Departments Akerman Attorney Ricardo Bernard Examines the Emerging Role of Private Equity in Professional Sports Why Private Equity is Eyeing the NFL – and Why It Matters Opinion – Fan Interference or Attempted Assault in Game Four of the 2024 World Series Law Firm Representing Student Sues Academy for Failing to Protect Him from Athletic Director SRLA Publishes Safe at First, a Detailed Risk Management Guide for the Academic Community and Industry Professionals Hogan Lovells Represents Vinik As It Expands Tampa Bay Lightning Ownership Group NHLPA Announces Players Forming a CTE Advisory Committee NCAA Examines the Growing Problem Around Online Harassment and Cyberbullying Lindsey LaForest to Teach Legal and Ethical Issues in Sport at University of Michigan Providence College Names Sports Lawyer Mariana Perez as Assistant AD for Compliance and NIL Coordinator Golfer With Disability Loses Suit Over Golf Cart Accommodations Court Denies UNC Tennis Player’s Injunction Effort Against NCAA Regarding Prize Money MLB Fan Awarded $105,000 After Jury Finds Off-duty Officer Acted with Malice, Fraud, or Oppression Taboada v. Duarte: What it Means for the Future of Gambling-Related Contracts in Florida Football Stadium May Have Fumbled Wheelchair User’s Seating Request, Federal Court Rules Former Collegiate Football Stars Lodge NIL Antitrust Lawsuits Against the NCAA, Among Others, for Retroactive Compensation The Death of Amateurism – Part I Reggie Bush Battles NIL Exploitation Chicago Bears Settle Lawsuit Over ‘Legal Diversity Fellow’ Role Concussed High School Football Player Reaches $31 Million Settlement with School District NFL Deflates Flores’ Claim That Goodell Would Be Biased Arbitrator The Integral Role of the Insurance Broker During the Claims Process SLA Fall Symposium Chair Stacey Blackwell Discusses Career and Upcoming Event Lawsuit Against NHL Brings Rare Test Of Critical Sports Law Concept Duane Morris Welcomes Corporate and Gaming Law Partner Sara Gonso Tait in Chicago Hogan Lovells Advises Family Office in purchase of NWSL’s San Diego Wave Fútbol Club UNH Franklin Pierce’s McCann Honored with 2025 AALS Law and Sports Section Award Sports Lawyer Aalok Sharma Appointed as Chair of Minnesota Chamber Committee Utah Court Less Than Charitable Towards Pro Sports Drug Testing Lab From Sidelines To Stops Signs: A Clash Between Zoning Boards And Scholastic Athletics Expansion National Experiential v. Chicago: Free Speech, Zoning, a Fight Over Commercial Displays, and the NBA All-Star Game DraftKings Loses Motion To Dismiss Class Action Consumer Lawsuit Judge Hands Partial Victory to Former Basketball Coach, Who Sues After Son Fails to Make Baseball Team Alleging Gender Discrimination, Longtime Women’s Ice Hockey Coach Sues Harvard University Could Matthew Sluka’s NIL Dispute Change the Game Forever? Trouble in The Beautiful Game – The New FIFA Club World Cup 2025 SLA President Elect Chris McCleary, GC of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Shares Insights PGA Decision on LIV Golfers Likely Lies in Antitrust Law, Not Magnanimity Sports Law Expert Podcast Features Daniel Wallach, ‘Nation’s Preeminent Sports Betting Attorney’ Seattle Sounders FC And Seattle Reign FC Name Christine Masse as Chief Legal Officer Shoshanna Engel Leaves Brown to Start Own Consultancy in Collegiate Athletics Space Sports Law Attorney Jeffrey Schlerf Joins Stinson in Tampa AI and Sports – Security vs. Privacy Q&A with Concussion Expert Dr Alan Pearce About the Dangers of Concussion and Brain Injuries Gamers Say They Hate ‘Smurfing,’ But Admit They Do It — Study Reveals Complexity Behind Some ‘Toxic’ Gaming Behaviors NFL Player Suspended for Potential Concussion-Producing Play Holland & Knight Advises Attain Sports in Acquiring Controlling Interest in Aberdeen IronBirds State of Texas Successful in Having Title IX Guidance Documents Declared Unlawful by US District Court Federal Judge Sides with Sports Authority, Others in Dispute Involving Distribution of Religious Literature Federal Court Dismisses Coach’s Defamation Claim Against College, Athletic Trainer and Attorney Court of Claims: Family of Boxer Who Died After Fight Settles With Athletic Commission Court Denies Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Dispute Over Soccer Team’s ‘Chosen Venue’ Major League Baseball Players Inc. Sues DraftKings For Misappropriation of NIL Rights Why the NCAA Blocked Oklahoma State’s Creative NIL Initiative NFLPA Takes Legal Positions In Favor Of NFL System And Key League Defense Death of Football Players Puts a Spotlight on the Importance of Athletic Trainers The Need for a Dedicated Esports Visa Program for the U.S. Sports Lawyer to Lead Santa Clara Athletics Getting to Know … Sports Law Professor Katie Brown National Sports Law Institute Announces 35th Anniversary Annual Conference Cozen O’Connor Sponsors LPGA Golfer Cyberbullying and Sexual Harassment Rampant in Esports Polsinelli Attorney Named Assistant General Counsel at the Big Ten Conference University of Iowa Opens Registration for 3rd Annual National College Athletics Infractions Hearing Competition Bryan Cave’s Steve Smith Named Co-Chair of New MLRC Sports Committee LEAD1 Changes Name to FBS Athletics Directors Association and Appoints Heather Lyke as Acting President and CEO Pierson Ferdinand Strengthens Sports Practice Eighth Circuit Decides Whether ‘Would-Be’ Student-Athletes Can Sue Under Title IX Juggling Multiple Jurisdictional Issues in a California Court, Former College Coach’s Claims Dismissed Against Defendants Men Athletes Notified of Proposed Settlement Under Consideration in Navarro v. Florida Institute of Technology Court Dismisses High School Athlete’s Claim that Due Process Right Were Violated After She Was Kicked Off Team Federal Court Sides with School District and Its Decision to Ban Parent from Games Hamby Pregnancy Lawsuit Against WNBA, Aces Presents Host Of Legal Issues How Ja’Marr Chase’s Contract Stand Could Rewrite NFL Rules Dr. Disrespect’s Twitch Ban Shines Light on Legal Concerns Involving Online Streaming College Athletic Director Sues, Claiming He Was Wrongfully Terminated After Following Orders The 25 Best Sports Law Programs in America Sports Law Attorney Helen Maher Launches Maher Legal Group Excel Sports Management Sues Former Media Talent Agent Employees USI Insurances Services’ Shalom Suniula Converts Passion as a Professional Athlete to a Successful Career Serving the Sports Industry Sports Lawyer Amy Hass Named Deputy Athletic Director at University of Florida Examining NIL issues in Esport Paris Smith LLP Teams Up with Southampton FC as Official Legal Partner Timberwolves General Counsel Suzanne Spellacy Recognized for Achievements FIFA President Lends Guidance and Advice to Sports Law Students Attorney Chris Greeley Appointed Head of Esports for League of Legends Court Finds No Constitutional Violation of School District’s Ban of Grandparent from School District Basketball Game Motion to Dismiss Denied in Transgender Athlete Case Court Decision Regarding Florida Paves A New Path For Sports Wagering Legalization in Other States Federal Court Rules School District Must Allow Transgender Middle School Athlete to Try Out for Team Judge Awards Victory to New England Patriots in Patent Case NFLPA Takes Legal Positions In Favor Of NFL System And Key League Defense Opinion – Time to Start Questioning How Cities Coddle ‘Rich’ Sports Team Owners Former College Athletes from Iowa Schools Sue Law Enforcement Over ‘Warrantless’ Use of Activity/Location-Tracking Technology Under the Influence: The Legal Implications of Dark Patterns in Video Games and Esports McBride Returns to the Bucs, Becomes the Franchise’s Chief Legal Officer Panelists at Sports Lawyers Association Addtess Copyright in the Digital Age The Nation’s Leading Title IX Attorney for Plaintiffs, Arthur Bryant, Changes Firms SEIU Local Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Dartmouth For Refusal To Bargain Study Suggests ‘Old’ Natural Grass May Pose Greater Risk for Football Concussions Horse Owner Alleges that Track Was Responsible for Her Horse’s Death Explore St. Louis Taps Sports Law Attorney Robert Wallace as Interim President Sports Lawyers Association To Host First-Ever Fall Symposium on November 7 in New Orleans ABA Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries Set for November 14-16 Hogan Lovells Advises Seattle Sounders FC in Investment in NWSL’s Seattle Reign FC Columbia to Host 5th Annual Sports Management Conference on October 10, 2024 Court Dismisses Unusual Rico Lawsuit Against University Of Arizona And Pac 12 Court’s Decision in DraftKings vs. Hermalyn Raises Questions about the Enforceability of Non-Competes and the Impact on the Sports Betting Industry Fellowship of Christian Athletes Gets a Legal Victory in Bid to Bring Religion into DC High School 12th Man Up in the First Half: Texas Court Rules that Aggies Athletic Foundation Owes No Fiduciary Duty to Football Boosters, Second Half to Reveal Winner on Contract Claims Opinion: Court Blocks Title IX Transgender Rules; Supreme Court’s Killing Off The Chevron Doctrine ‘is Preserving Protections For Girls and Women’ Letting Go of a ‘Frayed Tradition’: The Third Circuit’s Economic Realities Test in Johnson v. NCAA Is this the New Norm? The Case of Imane Khelif NWSL Might Be A Cautionary Tale In High Standards For Employee Conduct An Impending Lawsuit or Just Bad Luck? Getting Struck by a Golf Ball Leads to Unanswered Questions On the Basis of Sex: LGBTQ+ Protections Under Title IX and Navigation of Sex-Separate Facilities Breaking into the Sports Industry: Insights from Industry Experts Government Is Proactively Addressing ‘the Harms’ of Sports Betting Will the NCAA Settlement Lead to Finalization of Agreements, or Are More Disputes and Legal Actions on the Horizon? 49th Annual SLA Conference: Fashion Forward – Legal Perspectives on Sports Apparel and Trends SLA President Layth Gafoor Discusses His Legal Career and His Plans for the Second Year of His Term Study: Cognitive Test Is Poor Predictor of Athletes’ Concussion Sports Law Expert Podcast Features Attorney and Adjunct Professor David Lancelot Company Makes History, Claiming Florida’s First High School NIL Deal Will Stute Named to Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Lawyers List Transgender Boy Allowed to Try Out for Tennessee High School Boys’ Golf Team Court Permits NASL To Proceed To Trial Against U.S. Soccer And MLS Judge Rules State Association Violated the ADA When It Prevented High School Senior from Participating in Athletics Fifth Circuit Affirms Ruling that Cheerleader Failed to Show ‘Harm She Suffered’ in Title IX Case Court Awards $9 Million in Sexual Harassment Case Involving Yoga Guru Bikram Choudhury Left Behind After House – a Handful of Athletes Law Professors Attack NFL Commissioner Goodell’s Arbitral Authority As Troubling Workplace Precedent From the Field to the Courtroom: A Gridiron Negligence Case Sports Lawyer Alic’a Oliver Discusses Her Meteoric Rise as an NCAA Compliance Professional at North Texas Home Improvement Company’s $75 Million Lawsuit Against the Portland Timbers Explained Sports Agencies Catering to NHL Players Battle It Out in Litigation The Contest for Collegiate NIL Rights: How the Protect the Ball Act May Insulate the NCAA Mother of Cheerleader Files ADA Claim Against Cheer Program Settlement Reached Between University of Central Oklahoma and Its College Athletes, Bringing Program in Title IX Compliance Jeremy Evans Discusses His Path as a Successful Sports Lawyer Sports Lawyer Tim Agajanian Joins Thompson Coe’s Professional Liability Team Multiple Concussions in Rugby Players Change Proteins Linked to Neurodegenerative Diseases Hackney Publications Partners with Sports Lawyers Association to Produce SLA’s First-Ever Monthly Membership Newsletter Kate Porter Joins Bay FC as General Counsel Knicks’ Case Against the Raptors Involving Trade Secrets Bounced From Court to Arbitration Federal Appeals Court Affirms Ruling for School District, Which Was Sued by Athlete for Sex-Based Discrimination Gruden Decision Is Another Victory For Commissioner Authority Are College Athletes Considered Employees? Court Denies NCAA Appeal in Win for Athletes Jury Awards $9 Million to Tennis Prodigy in Sexual Abuse Case The Terrence Shannon Case: Participating In College Sports Is a Right, Not Just a Privilege Analysis – ‘Cardiac Pack’ Sues for Its Slice of NCAA Profits Arising from March Madness Analysis of Crowd Management Issues that Caused Delay in Copa America Final Spanish Court Sentences Three Valencia Soccer Fans to Jail for Racism Against Real Madrid Star Vinicius Las Vegas Pools Need More Effective Monitoring NBA Fan Sues Arena Owner and Staffing Company After She Was Assaulted in Bathroom What The NFL’s Sunday Ticket Verdict From a Fan’s Perspective Professor Opines on Why NFL Sunday Ticket Is the ‘Definition of Antitrust Violation’ Sports Lawyer Ed Policy Named Next Green Bay Packers Chairman, President and CEO Sports Lawyer Tim Cedrone Takes the Reigns as GC at Lafayette Professor Jack Anderson Appointed as Inaugural Ethics Chief to International Boxing Federation Sports Law Expert Podcast Features Attorney Ahmand Johnson of Greenspoon Marder as Guest Seattle Sounders FC, Seattle Reign FC Seek Chief Legal Officer Technology Is on the Horizon That Can Stream Line Legal Intake and Free Up Time for General Counsel Texas Tech, Two Docs Brewing Co. Announce NIL Sponsorship Agreement NFL Renews Its Commitment to Organizations Advancing Social Justice CCHA Law and The PICTOR Group Announce New Partnership in Collegiate Athletics Space Fight Over A’s Stadium Funding Continues into the Later Innings Court Hands Partial Defeat to Community College in Discrimination Case Federal Court Grants, in Part, Motion to Exclude Expert Witnesses in Title IX Lawsuit Between SMU and Former Member of Women’s Rowing Team Court Provides Relief to High School Athlete in Case Involving Knee Injury California State Court Judge Dismisses Los Angeles County from Lawsuit Brought by Intoxicated NFL Fan Considerations for College Athletics Stakeholders Implementing Recent NCAA Rule Changes in Light of Historic Settlement Game, Set(tle), Match: The Impact of the Proposed Settlement of House vs. NCAA on College Athletics NIL and Immigration: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges The Rashada Lawsuit: A Wakeup Call for Compliance Offices and Coaches Contractual Dispute in Volving 49ers Resolved in Santa Clara NBA Fan Sues Arena Owner and Staffing Company After She Was Assaulted in Bathroom Proposed 3-On-3 Women’s League Highlights Contract Differences Between WNBA and NBA Drexel’s Jeffrey Levine Talks About Teaching Sports Law and New Role as SRLA President Addressing and Combatting the Dangers of Sports Gambling Attorney Kate Porter of Vela Wood Is Featured as a Guest on Sports Law Expert Podcast Sports Lawyer Allison Rich Appointed to NCAA Division I Council Sports Lawyer to Lead Compliance at UNC Charlotte Sports Law Professor to Coach Hockey Team Federal Court Decides if ADA Requires Extra Season for Disabled High School Football Player Gruden’s Lawsuit Against the NFL Is Sent to Arbitration Williamson v. Prime Sports Marketing: Direction to Practitioners to Proceed with Caution Colorado Supreme Court Considers Whether a Release Could Be Used to Stop a Claim for Negligence Per Se Court Sides with Employee Against School District After She Suffered Injury at Game The Rashada Lawsuit: A Wakeup Call for Compliance Offices and Coaches From NIL to Unionization: What the Experts Say About the Future of College Sports The Main Event: General Counsels Discuss Legal Issues With Sporting Events at SLA Conference in Baltimore Match-fixing in the Modern Sports World NFL Guardian Caps Consistent With OSHA, Could Signal Things To Come Christian Dennie Shares Insights About His Rise from College Athlete to Sports Lawyer Flaster Greenberg Launches Sports Law Practice Group Todd Scherwin, Los Angeles Partner and Co-Chair of Fisher Phillips’ Sports Industry Team, Discusses Successful Career Hackney Publications Announces Saul Ewing as Law Firm Partner for Esports and the Law Sports Lawyer Named NCAA Vice President of the Eligibility Center Rethinking the Collegiate Sports Model: The Rise of Professionalism Sports and Recreation Law Association Partners with Hackney Publications to Produce a Must-Read Monthly Membership Newsletter Law Firm Announced as the Official Law Partner of the University of Montana Grizzly Athletics Santa Clara Law Offering New Certificate in Sports Law Court Delivers Partial Victory to University of Vermont in Title IX Case Settlement Reached in Case Involving the UFC’s Alleged Control of MMA’s Elite Talent and Market Trial Court’s Decision Affirmed; Defendant Held Not Liable for Surfing Injury Lawsuits Against NFL, Fanatics Evokes American Needle Case Massachusetts Judge Green Lights Stadium Renovation Project for NWSL Team Panel at SLA Conference Tackles Sports Betting’s Changing Landscape Sticking the Landing: Considerations for College Athletics Stakeholders Implementing Recent NCAA Rule Changes Virginia’s Revolutionary Approach to Compensation in Collegiate Athletics The Most Powerful Legal Organization In Sports That You May Have Never Heard Of Ten Legal Trends for Brands to Watch When Investing in Sports Marketing Plethora of Questions Remain as House v. NCAA Decision Impacts College Athletics NFL General Counsel Pash’s Retirement Continues Changing Of The Guard NYU Sports Law Colloquium a Success Wallace Brings Real-World Experience to an Exemplary Sports Law Practice Nixon Peabody Expands Sports and Entertainment Capabilities With Counsel Hire With New Hire, Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld Announces New Gaming & Sports Practice Hackney Publications Partners with Cimarron Global Solutions to Create a New Publication Examining Sporting Events and their Impact on Communities Many Children with Symptoms of Brain injuries and Concussions Are Missing Out on Vital Checks, Study Finds LEAD1 Association President and CEO Tom McMillen to Step Down on September 30 Dr. Michael Ross Named FAR at Shorter University District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction in Trade Secret and Noncompete Suit Brought by DraftKings Against Former Executive Faulty Seat in College Stadium Does Not Create Liability Unless Plaintiff Can Prove College Knew or Should Have Known About the Damaged Seat Judge Partially Dismisses Case Against Mass United Rush FC Coach, United Premier Soccer League and United States Adult Soccer Association Ex-MLB Pitcher Brings the Heat in Successful Licensing Suit The Red Storm Decides to Play in a Different Court Will Driver Felipe Massa Get His Day in Court? It’s Hard to Tell Football Legal Battle in Louisiana – Zachery v. LHSAA Play ‘BALL’ – NIL Legislation Introduced to Limit Liability on Institutions Dennie Law Firm’s Sarah Pack Brings a ‘Business Framework’ to Bear in Her Sports Law Practice The Return of College Football ‘25 Law Firm Files Lawsuit Against NASCAR and Chicago Park District for Worker’s Death During 2023 Chicago Street Races Senators Pressure DHS to Provide NIL Guidance for International Student-Athletes NFL Agent Todd France Hit With Unprecedented Damages Award Is Esports the Future of Sports Travel Business? White Male Law Student Takes on the Chicago Bears for Racial and Gender Discrimination Constangy Attorney Christopher Deubert Featured on Sports Law Expert Podcast Sports Lawyer Lynda Tealer Named NCAA Senior VP of Championships Loyola University Chicago Elects Sports Lawyer LaKeisha C. Marsh as New Member of Board of Trustees Cals Promotes Sports Lawyer to Lead Athletics Compliance The Split Between A Coach and a Team’s Boosters Can Be a Messy Divorce Judge Rules Illinois Basketball Star Be Immediately Reinstated Amid Rape Charges CAS Decision Raises Questions About MLS’ Ability to Enforce Player Options Appeals Court: Lower Court May Exercise Personal Jurisdiction Over the NCAA in Concussion Case Court Dismisses Most of the Claim Challenging Renovation of Northwestern’ Ryan Field The NCAA and Georgia Tech Accused of Violating Title IX for Implementing Transgender Athlete Policy Sports Wagering, Prop Bets, and Student-Athlete Mental Health What Does Revenue Really Mean in Collegiate Athletics? UNC Tennis Star Files Class Action Lawsuit over Prize Money Compensation Restrictions States React to Controversy over Prop Betting Profiling Sports Lawyer Carla Varriale-Barker of Segal McCambridge A Report on Harvard Law School’s 2024 Sports Law Symposium NIL Round-Up: New Permissible Uses of NIL and Other Forms of Student-Athlete Compensation Sports Lawyers Association to Present its Award of Excellence to Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman Field of Change: Chicago Bears Usher in a New Era of Leadership and Innovation Fisher Phillips Sports Law Practice Recognized as One of the Best; Attorney Adam Sloustcher Featured on Sports Law Expert Podcast Law Firm Announces Miami Marlins Sponsorship Baum Promoted to Deputy Athletic Director for Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Virginia Miniscule Language on Back of Ticket Sends Foul Ball Injury Case to Arbitration Illinois Supreme Court Sets the Record Straight as to What Constitutes a Place of Public Accommodation in Youth Hockey Case High School Wrestler Tries to Break Free From Sports Association’s Suspension Judge Dismisses Case Involving Ole Miss and Football Coach Lane Kiffin A Sigh of Relief for Private Schools: 4th Circuit Rules Tax-Exempt Status Does Not Trigger Title IX Coverage Breaking New Ground: How Florida Seeks to Redefine Amateurism with NIL Rights MLB and Players Union Pursue Exemptions from State Wage and Hour Laws Sign Stealing Doesn’t Just Happen in Football and Baseball Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott Defends Himself After ‘Extortion’ Attempt Sports Lawyer Irwin Kishner Shares Insight on His Remarkable Career Owner of Arkansas Derby Winner Sues Churchill Downs to Gain Horse’s Entry into Kentucky Derby International Sports Lawyer Discusses How ‘Women in Sports Law Promote Fairness and Justice on and off the Field’ Taking the First Step Toward Teaching Athletes and Staff About NIL – a Weeklong Plan SafeSport Says It ‘It Is Implementing Improvements to Increase Efficiency and Information Sharing’ SRLA Presents Awards to Sports Law Professors at Annual Conference CCHA’s Sports Law Group Listed as One of Industry’s Best; Attorney Paia LaPalombara Featured on Sports Law Expert Podcast Canucks Hire Chow as new Chief Legal Officer Sidley Represents Monumental Sports & Entertainment in a Partnership with DC to Modernize Capital One Arena Tennis Hopeful’s Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against USTA Can Proceed An Analysis of Stokes v. The Sports & Ent. Group, PLLC Court Sends Former NBA Player to the Bench in Fraud Case, Involving Healthcare Benefits Court Ruling Checks NCAA as It Seeks to Punish College Basketball Player Who Bet on Games Discrimination Claim Brought Against School District by International Swimmer Fails The NCAA and Georgia Tech Accused of Violating Title IX for Implementing Transgender Athlete Policy Law Student Sues Chicago Bears Over “Legal Diversity Fellow” Role No Agent – No Problem; Considering Caleb Williams Analyzing Allegations of Anticompetitive Conduct That Led to The UFC’s $335 Million Settlement Law Firm Investigation Identifies School District’s Mishandling of Some Coaches and Their Inappropriate Conduct Activision Blizzard Faces Call of Duty Tournament Monopoly Claims It’s (Court) Storm Season: Replete With Potential Liability and NCAA Inaction NCAA Goes on The Offense: Baker Seeks State Ban on Prop Bets Hogan Lovells Represents Clients in $1.725 Billion Purchase of Baltimore Orioles Law Firm Announces 10-Year Extension of Multimillion Dollar Partnership with the Texas Rangers The NFL Players Association Selects Ameriprise Financial as an Institutional Financial Advisor Hackney Publications Sponsors Sports Lawyers Association’s Annual Conference Sports Lawyer Jay Moyer Passes Away Athlete’s First Amendment Claim Survives To Argue Another Day Court Dismisses Sexual Abuse Case Involving Coach Due to Statute of Limitations Injured Surfboarder’s Claim Denied Because He Assumed the Risks of His Injury Court Resolves Zoning Dispute Related to Relocation of Sportsbook Operation Court: Insurance Company Does Not Have to Indemnify High School Coach Who Abused Kids Court: Insurance Company Does Not Have to Indemnify High School Coach Who Abused Kids Washington Poised to Join Numerous States Imposing Criminal Penalties for Assaulting Sports Officials Antitrust Lawsuit Assails Junior Hockey System IRS Campaign Against ‘Sports Industry Losses’ Is Bad News For American Soccer Did NCAA Bylaws Influence the Recent Dartmouth NLRB Ruling? Food Allergy Bullying Allegations in Texas Football Independent Council on Women’s Sports, Georgia Attorney General Challenge NCAA’s Transgender Policy Independent Council on Women’s Sports, Georgia Attorney General Challenge NCAA’s Transgender Policy Sports Lawyers Association Opens Registration for the 49th Annual Conference Health Network Sues to Have Chiropractor Shoulder Some of a January Settlement Over a Sports Concussion Charges in Betting Probe Involving Iowa State Athletes Are Dropped Arizona Attorney General Concludes Historical Horse Race Betting Would Trigger Exclusivity Provision in Amended Tribal-State Gaming Compact M. Jordan Denning Joins Duncan Bergan Mandell, Set to Lead Sports Practice Get in The Game Sports Business Career Conference Focused on Students of Color Sets Date for Second Year Professional Sports Arenas and Their Microscopic Damage From Courtside to Courtroom: What Happens When A Fan’s Heckling Goes Too Far Plaintiff Strikes Out in Claiming School District’s Baseball Field Negatively Impacted His Property Appeals Court Affirms Ruling in Concussion Case Involving Swimmer Who Collided Head-to-Head With Another Swimmer The NCAA is Trying to Crack Down on NIL Collectives; It Isn’t Working Stormy Courts – Addressing a Growing Problem in College Basketball NFL’s Television Model Goes To Trial NIL and Career Development of International Student-Athletes: USCIS Regulations, VISA Classifications, and Employment-Based Immigration BSE Global Chief Legal Officer Jeff Gewirtz Discusses His Successful Career as a Sports Lawyer Journalist Sues UW-Madison & UW Foundation for NIL Consultant Contract Plaintiffs Settle Lawsuits with San Francisco Unified School District After Alleging Athletic Director Abused Them University of Arizona Appoints Sports Lawyer Reed-Francois as Director of Athletics Fubo Sues The Walt Disney Company, FOX Corp., Warner Bros. Discovery and Affiliates for Antitrust Practices Sports Lawyer Gregg Clifton of Lewis Brisbois Shares Insights on Sports Law Expert Podcast Knight Commission Makes Statement on Future College Football Playoff (CFP) Media Deal and ‘the Necessity for Change’ Hogan Lovells Advises Guidehouse on Sponsorship Deal with D.C. United Caesars Sportsbook Accepts Legalized Mobile Sports Wagers on Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Lands in North Carolina Sports Law Professor Tan Boston Joins Faculty at WKU Law School When Does a Co-ed Team Violate Title IX? When It Has No Women NCAA Defeats Athletes’ Injunction Request to Play Now, Litigate Later Super Bowl Shuffle: DraftKings Executive’s Exit Leads to Legal Ruling Before the Big Game Detroit Lions, NFL, Others Sued for Copyright Infringement New Decision in Utah Could Set Guidelines for Fan Behavior The Debate Over ‘Employees’ vs ‘Student-Athlete’ Heats Up at Chilly Dartmouth College Brian Flores Is Two Years Into His Discrimination Suit Against the NFL and Has Little to Show For It Hamilton’s Departure Puts Mercedes Trade Secrets at Issue NIL Update: Florida State Decision and Tennessee and Virginia TRO Denied Increasing Risks of Climate Litigation and Controversy to Sports Organisations An International Perspective About What Athletes and Agents Should Consider When They Navigate Agreements Breaking Virtual Barriers: Female Representation in EA Sports FC 24 Temple Law and Philadelphia Councilmember Partner on Groundbreaking NIL Bill for Area High Schools CCHA Adds Seasoned Sports Lawyer to Legal Team Kasey Nielsen and Joel Nielsen of Bricker Graydon Provide Analysis About Recent NCAA Convention to Sports Law Expert Podcast Letter to the Editor – MLB Arbitration Article Winston Negotiates Significant Rules Change in Transgender Rights Case Against the Professional Disc Golf Association Donna Lopiano and the Drake Group Applaud the ‘Fair Play for Women Act’ Former Penn State Coach Gymnastics Coach Sues and Loses UTRGV’s Former Athletic Trainer’s Racial Discrimination Claim Against the University Survives Plea of Jurisdiction A Ninth Circuit Ruling Favoring Fresno State Women Athletes Sends Title IX Case Back to Lower Court Federal Judge Grants Motion to Dismiss in Favor of Individual Defendant in Title IX Case Involving Huntington University Idaho Supreme Court Blows the Idaho Skier Safety Act Up Former NWSL Houston Dash Coach Sues League, Players Association, and Lawyers for Defamation Female Athlete and Parents File Title IX Complaint Against Phoenixville (PA) Area School District Department of Justice Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Against NCAA Transfer Rules Mid Vermont Christian School Files Lawsuit Involving Transgender Issue and Religious Freedoms Professional Soccer Referees Vote to Authorize Strike No Sex Difference in Concussion Recovery Among College Athletes Sports Law Expert Podcast Features Sports Lawyer Ellen Zavian, Law Professor and GC of USA LAX Law Firm Sponsors PGA Tour Player Max Greyserman CCHA Adds Seasoned Sports Lawyer to Legal Team Temple Law and Philadelphia Councilmember Partner on Groundbreaking NIL Bill for Area High Schools Mountain West Hires Soon-to-be Sports Lawyer as Assistant Director, Governance and Compliance ASU Masters of Sports Law Allum Named Associate AD for Compliance at California Baptist Sports Lawyer Named Assistant AD for Compliance and NIL Lawsuit Shows Football’s ‘Oklahoma Drill’ Is No Day at the Beach Malpractice Case Reveals Limits of MLB Arbitration Clause EU competition law and sports – three seminal judgments of 21 December 2023 by the Court of Justice of the EU In Wake of Hazing Investigation, Judge Denies Boston College Swimming and Diving Team’s Request to Reverse Suspension Court: State High School Athletic Association Eligibility Rules Can’t Trump Desegregation Orders NCAA Convention 2024 Recap Sports Grapples with the Transgender Issue – a Legal Analysis States’ Antitrust Action Against the NCAA Expands with Addition of the Justice Department and More States Microtransaction Theft? Class-Action Lawsuit Takes Aim at NBA 2K Developer 2K Games for Loss of Virtual Currency Upon Server Shutdown Spain’s #MeToo moment – Revisiting Jenni Hermoso and Luis Rubiales A Lawyer Examines Safety on the Ski Slopes Risk Management and Its Pivotal Role in the Business of Sports – an Interview with Dave Dwortz Dr. Ashleigh Huffman of the Institute for Sport and Social Justice to Give Keynote Address at Upcoming SRLA Conference Green and Spiegel Dips a Toe in Sports Law Space by Absorbing Maiorova Law and Its Immigration Practice Rugby Australia to Implement Trial to Lower Tackle Height in Community Rugby Former New York Giants GC William J. Heller Joins Genova Burns As ‘Of Counsel’ Brain Lesions in Former Football Players Linked to Vascular, Brain Changes Sports Law Expert Podcast Interviews Jani Memorich and Catherine Buchanan of McGowan PAE about Intersection of Sports and Insurance Hogan Lovells represents Michele Kang in acquisition of the London City Lionesses Football Club Twins Elevate Guttman to Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Former UCB Athlete Allowed to Proceed with Sexual Harassment Claim Against Soccer Coach Go-Kart Track Wins Race After Court Finds Parent Lied About the Age of Her Child, Who Was Hurt in Accident Jury: Epic Games Proved Google Unlawfully Maintained Monopoly Over Android App Sales and Payments Subscribe European Court says FIFA and UEFA violated European law in seeking to squash Super League Second Circuit Allows Lawsuit of Connecticut Female Athletes to Continue in Trans Case Legal, Feasible, and Enough? The Logistics of the NCAA’s Athlete Compensation Proposal New Federal Lawsuit: Pay-for-Play On The Way? DraftKings Hit with Class Action Consumer Lawsuit in Home State of Massachusetts Blood, Sweat, and Legal Tears: Inside Rugby’s Delayed Concussion Lawsuit Legal Analysis of Gervon Dexter and NIL Court Orders Los Angeles Dodgers to pay $100,000 to Fan over Beating Sign of Changes to Come? 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