LawInSport

JANUARY 21, 2021

MAJOR UPDATES OF LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND OTHER POLICY DOCUMENTS IN THE SPORTS SECTOR. Law of the People’s Republic of China on Physical Culture and Sports. National Sport Policies at the State Council Level. Effect and Influence of the State Council Sport Policies on Legal and Regulatory Framework in Sports.

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Above The Law

APRIL 24, 2025

(Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) College sports hasn’t seen a fumble on the big stage this embarrassing since J.D. “The Court is not persuaded,” Wilken wrote. Follow him on Twitter or Bluesky if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The opening week’s games were played against a backdrop of widespread legalized sports wagering. The National Football League just kicked off its new season. The…

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HowAppealing

MAY 3, 2021

“Idaho’s Transgender Sports Ban Faces A Major Legal Hurdle”: Melissa Block had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” about a case scheduled for oral argument this afternoon before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

After prompting the consumer-facing AI to do some research (bad idea), and putting that into a filing (worse idea), he decided to throw another shrimp on the barbie and submit the documents filled with references to phony cases to the court (worst idea). Presumably the judge said, “That’s not a case… this is a case.”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 19, 2020

The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland has sanctioned Russian athletes from using the country’s name and flag for two years. The WADA had initially banned Russia from international sports events for four years in 2019. However, the court decided to cut the ban from 4 years to 2. DONATE NOW.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Bhavit Sheth and Harsh Jain, the founders of online fantasy sports platform Dream11, filed a petition Monday in the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash the First Information Report (FIR) filed against them over the new state law that bans betting and gambling in online games.

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Above The Law

APRIL 17, 2025

Copying from a public court filing. Or, as the order puts it, the case “presents an astonishing example of plagiarism in the legal profession.” The Court finds that this conduct runs afoul not only of Attorney Efrons duty of competence to his client, but also his duty of candor to the Court. Balderdash.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three new cases Wednesday, including two cases about compensation for student-athletes. The court consolidated the cases National Collegiate Athletic Association v. ” The court also granted certiorari in TransUnion LLC v. Alston and American Athletic Conference v.

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JURIST

APRIL 17, 2021

In 1922, the MLB received an exemption from the Sherman Antitrust Act when the Supreme Court ruled that professional baseball is not interstate commerce. Corporations and sports leagues are embracing causes associated with progressive lawmakers, frustrating Republicans.

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LawInSport

DECEMBER 22, 2022

This is a summary of some of the leading sports law cases that arose in Australia in 2022. It is based on the author’s presentation to the annual conference of the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association in October 2022. Commercial Impact of Covid-19 on Australian Sport. High Court. Human Rights Law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It is the first major sporting event New Yorkers can bet on since the state legislature legalized online sports betting last month. The press release cites a barrage of misleading advertisements that have flooded the state since legalization, including those for “risk-free bets” and “$1,000 welcome offers.”

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 21, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a major shift in the relationship between universities and the athletes who play sports for those schools. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld that decision, the NCAA and the athletic conferences went to the Supreme Court, which late last year agreed to take up the case.

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JURIST

APRIL 3, 2021

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) v. The court said that restricting such spending has an anti-competitive effect on the market and could be seen as price-fixing in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

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LawInSport

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

This comes at a time when the legality of online gambling and fantasy sports is a contentious issue. With state governments banning online-gambling while courts declaring such laws violate the provisions of the Indian Constitution: the legal landscape of online-gambling remains uncertain. The Legality of Online-Gambling.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The Beijing Olympics figure skating team competition medal ceremony was delayed due to “legal issues,” according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesperson Mark Adams during a press conference Wednesday. The post IOC postpones Olympics figure skating medal ceremony for ‘legal’ reasons appeared first on JURIST - News.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 22, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Monday reshaped the relationship between universities and the athletes who play college sports. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld that decision, the NCAA and the athletic conferences went to the Supreme Court, which late last year agreed to take up the case. After the U.S.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The bill also allocates a 50-percent share of the profits to Division I student-athletes participating in revenue-producing sports, which, at most universities, include football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball. For student-athletes who maintain a 2.2 Thanks for your support! DONATE NOW.

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Above The Law

MARCH 24, 2025

Legal technology’s annual pilgrimage to the New York Hilton Midtown commences with Legalweek 2025 welcoming a motley crew of attorneys and tech vendors. Follow him on Twitter or Bluesky if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. I suspect this will come up a lot this week.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 23, 2022

Since passing the bar in 2013, DeBarros has built a six-figure law firm that focuses on sports and entertainment and has been featured in the news and on numerous podcasts. Are you going to take the initiative and schedule your court dates or client meetings? Five Things You Need to Become a Top Lawyer.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 16, 2022

“Appeals court upholds CIAC’s transgender policy”: Lori Riley of The Hartford Courant has this report. Valerie Richardson of The Washington Times reports that “ Female track athletes lose appeal against Connecticut’s transgender sports policy.” Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 31, 2021

“Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Payments to Student-Athletes; But the justices voiced concern that challenges to N.C.A.A. limits on pay beyond the modest education-related sums at issue in the case could threaten the distinction between amateur and pro sports”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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Law 360

JANUARY 24, 2022

Argentine sports marketers ensnared in the federal FIFA corruption probe want to tell a jury bribery is legal in their home nation and others, but prosecutors say that would only confuse jurors, according to a pair of dueling motions filed Friday in New York.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

“They contradict both their legal mandate and the evidence-based best practices they’re supposed to reflect, and they have already resulted in discrimination that violates state and federal law.” The other plaintiff, Lily Loe , is a middle school student who was prohibited from participating on a girls’ sports team.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

An ad hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Monday issued a decision allowing 15-year old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to compete in the ongoing 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Responding to the CAS decision, the IOC announced that it will organise a “dignified medal ceremony once the case of Ms.

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Above The Law

APRIL 2, 2025

At one point, early in the generative AI era, I wondered if developing this technology to essentially take over first-pass review and hand senior lawyers who view computers much like the Supreme Court views voting rights access to interrogate discovery materials might deal a devastating blow to the alternative legal service provider sector.

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Above The Law

MARCH 31, 2025

They make AI slop in suits — we know that from the Arizona court system’s in-house press nonsense. Within seconds of Clarence D-AI-rrow’s argument, the court cut it off and asked what was up and the actual attorney explained, “I generated that. That is not a real person.” ” No kidding.

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Law 360

APRIL 17, 2024

The NBA on Wednesday banned Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter for life for violating its gambling rules, making it the latest professional sports league to face betting-related problems in wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2018 decision striking down a federal law prohibiting states from legalizing sports betting.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The amendment follows the Karnataka High Court’s order to the state government to consider a petition that sought to ban all types of online gambling and betting. Further, it will forbid all types of online betting and gambling platforms to function in the state, including “games of skill” like fantasy sports, rummy and poker.

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2025

According to the LA Times : The State Bar of California said in a news release Monday that it will ask the California Supreme Court to adjust test scores for those who took its February bar exam. Besides, the bar examiners were told to consider using AI by no less than the California Supreme Court — who oversees the process.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Some solid legal meme work last night. The post Travis Kelce Offers Andy Reid Critical Legal Insight During Super Bowl appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

JUNE 30, 2024

The Second Liquidator Court for Criminal Cases of Panama’s First Judicial Circuit acquitted Friday all defendants in the “ Panama Papers ” and “ Operation Car Wash ” cases. and 31 people in the “Car Wash” case, which implicated various global figures in money laundering schemes.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 18, 2023

A federal court last week denied a motion to block enforcement of a California law banning the marketing of firearms to children. The decision comes after an October ruling in Junior Sports Magazines v. The law will remain in effect as the case moves through the courts. . Bonta also upheld the state’s ban.

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Above The Law

MARCH 3, 2025

Which seems like a great idea until the next Supreme Court-sanctioned school shooting leaves students unable to communicate with the outside world. Gibson Dunn is at least trying a new approach to make sure the new lawyers have the training and support they need to join the long tradition of legal professionals.

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JURIST

JUNE 6, 2023

Laws restricting bathroom use, school sports and pronoun usage in schools for transgender people also made up a combined 30 percentage of the laws passed. Many of these bills have been challenged in court, with some judges issuing temporary relief. We are queer people, we are strong, we will rise.”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2020

In July 2020, a Turkish court convicted a former chair of Amnesty International, among others, on terrorism charges. Your gift of $50, $100, $200, or $500 will help JURIST to keep its legal news and commentary free and accessible to a worldwide public. The groups warned that. Thanks for your support! DONATE NOW.

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Mondaq

APRIL 13, 2022

On March 22, 2022, the New York Court of Appeals (the "Court") issued a decision that brought to a close the long-running litigation contesting the legality of Interactive Fantasy Sports

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