Above The Law

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The post More Law Firms Should Participate In Sports Leagues appeared first on Above the Law. Not only can such teams increase connections between coworkers, they can forge connections with colleagues within the legal community as well.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit temporarily blocked a California law on Wednesday that bans firearm advertising that is “attractive to minors.” ” The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the Central District of California, which denied Junior Sports Magazines, Inc. Circuit Judge Kenneth K.

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JURIST

MAY 26, 2022

A New York federal judge Wednesday upheld a New York law that allows victims of gun violence to sue the gun industry. The National Shooting Sports Foundation and gun manufacturers, like Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. brought the case because they claimed the state law violated the US Constitution.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The post Biglaw Firm Comes Out Strong For Women’s Sports appeared first on Above the Law. The firm is sponsoring an LGPA player for the season.

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JURIST

MAY 22, 2021

Members of the European Parliament adopted a proposal Wednesday to crack down on illegal broadcasting of live sporting events. Live sports broadcasting provides a significant revenue source for event organizers. However, the illegal streaming of live sports has become a growing issue in the EU.

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Above The Law

APRIL 6, 2023

Nineteen states have banned transgender athletes from playing on sports teams that do not align with the gender indicated on the student’s birth certificate, and there are many more bills cruelly slashing their way through state houses. The post Parenting A Transgender Child Through Sports Bans appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 3, 2024

The post After 25 Years, An Iconic Sports Car Can Be Legally Imported To The U.S. appeared first on Above the Law. This year, auto enthusiasts, racing movie, and video game fans will rejoice at seeing an iconic car become legal in the United States: the R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R.

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JURIST

MARCH 9, 2023

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Thursday announced that his office plans to “fight for fairness in women’s sports” and will ask the US Supreme Court to lift an injunction on H.B. 3293, a law restricting transgender students from “participating on athletic teams” that match their gender identity.

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Above The Law

JUNE 3, 2024

The post Biglaw Wants In On Those Sweet Professional Sports Deals appeared first on Above the Law. Biglaw goes where the money is.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 31, 2024

On sports gambling platforms, as it happens. The post Sports Gambling Platform Gives Gamblers Another Way To Gamble appeared first on Above the Law.

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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. Human Rights Law.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 31, 2023

“Clarence Thomas Enlists Lawyer to Fight ‘Political Blood Sport’”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson and Lydia Wheeler of Bloomberg Law have this report. The post “Clarence Thomas Enlists Lawyer to Fight ‘Political Blood Sport’” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Instead of one year in prison, the revised law mandated three-year imprisonment and a fine of up to ?100,000 In response, several gaming operators, like the Online Gaming Federation and the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports, and several online gaming enthusiasts filed a petition in the High Court, according to The Hindu.

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Above The Law

MARCH 1, 2022

The post Fox Sports Sued For Stepping On The Trademarks Of The Real USFL appeared first on Above the Law. The Real USFL is described as a holding company that possesses all rights and interests in and to nearly 400 trademarks for the USFL name and logo, as well as the names and logos for 18 teams.

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JURIST

MARCH 25, 2024

Law students and law graduates in Nepal are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Smriti Pantha is a graduate of the Kathmandu University School of Law. The disparity in pay between male and female players is not unique to Nepal; it is a global phenomenon in professional sports.

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LawInSport

JUNE 8, 2021

To try and get to the bottom of this, we will look at the growing use of drones to capture video footage, the legal protections that may be available to sports media rights holders and take a glance at what may be coming on the horizon. The legal protections available to sports rights holders: Health and safety actions. Privacy laws.

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Above The Law

MARCH 28, 2023

The post A Tale Of Two Legally Challenged Hedge-Fund Sports Team Owners appeared first on Above the Law. In the NHL, (alleged) domestic violence puts a minority shareholder in the penalty box.

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JURIST

MAY 5, 2021

Nine major US sports unions on Monday announced their joint opposition to legislative efforts to impose new voting restrictions. In early April, dozens of major US law firms signed on to a statement denouncing these legislative efforts to restrict voting rights.

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JURIST

JULY 10, 2022

Junior Sports Magazines, Inc. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law on June 30 under an emergency order to go into effect immediately. The plaintiffs assert that the law imposes a “content- and speaker-based restriction” on protected speech that serves “no legitimate government interest.”

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Above The Law

APRIL 15, 2022

The post Fox Sports’ USFL Wins A Trademark Battle, But Loses Ground In The War Over Rights appeared first on Above the Law. The ongoing case is pending in the Southern District of California.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2023

They would have granted the state’s application and allowed the law to be enforced. The justices also reproached the lower courts for staying the law without explanation. In 2021, West Virginia passed a law that prohibited people assigned male at birth from competing on girls sports teams.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2021

The Arkansas bill is the first such law to pass in the US. … [I]f HB 1570 becomes law, then we are creating new standards of legislative interference with physicians and parents as they deal with some of the most complex and sensitive matters involving young people. This would be a vast governmental overreach.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It is hard to imagine something more exciting for a lawyer than to be at the forefront of a rapidly developing area of law, while getting to work with clients that really need the help.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 6, 2021

That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? In this interview series called “5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law”, we are talking to top lawyers who share what it takes to excel and stand out in your industry. We were prosecutors together.

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JURIST

JUNE 13, 2022

Belarusian law students enrolled at European Humanities University are filing reports with JURIST on current circumstances in Belarus under the constitutionally-disputed presidency of Alexander Lukashenka. Some of them are students, some are elderly people, and a good number (as it turns out) are athletes and sports journalists.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

He stated: “The Government may not deprive law-abiding citizens of their guaranteed right to self-defense as a means of offense.” Louis, Illinois, where Judge McGlynn heard arguments from gun owners and sellers claiming that the firearms banned under the act are commonly used for lawful purposes like self-defense and hunting.

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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.

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LawInSport

DECEMBER 1, 2022

It was recently announced that the long-standing dispute between Genius Sport and Sportradar has come to an end because the parties have now settled the case 1. The settlement in Genius v Sportradar follows the settlement in June 2022 of another key data rights case, The Racing Partnership ( TRP ) v Sports Information Services ( SIS ).

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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. Instead, Gorsuch observed, the court’s job is to determine whether the district court properly applied principles of antitrust law to this dispute – which, Gorsuch concluded, it did.

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HowAppealing

APRIL 5, 2022

Fantasy sports fans took the league to court over a sign-stealing scandal. ” Law professor Stephen L. “Cheating Is Part of Baseball, Says MLB. A Federal Court Agrees. The result was dispiriting.” Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Virginia law authorizes VDOE to issue model policies regarding the treatment of transgender students, and the policies are required to reflect “evidence-based best practices” for the inclusion of trans students in public schools. .

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Law 360

JUNE 11, 2024

A former DraftKings executive wants a snap trial to unwind a noncompete blocking him from work at sports-betting rival Fanatics, calling the fiercely litigated, bicoastal dispute a "test case" for California's recent law reinforcing a ban on restrictive covenants.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Albanian prosecutors in the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Corruption and Organized Crime charged Berisha with corruption and money laundering offenses in October for allegedly using his powers as PM to corrupt senior officials to attain the privatization of a state-owned sports complex for the benefit of his son-in-law, Jamarber Malltezi.

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 17, 2023

A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled for a transgender college student who challenged an Idaho law that bars transgender athletes from participating in women’s…

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The Estrin Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? In this interview series called “5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law”, we are talking to top lawyers who share what it takes to excel and stand out in your industry. I cannot stress that enough.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The new law seeks to strengthen the Karnataka Police Act by making gambling a cognisable and non-bailable offence, as well as curbing the threat of “gaming through the Internet, mobile apps.” Consequently, the legality of online betting games like rummy and fantasy sports varies.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Online sports betting is fun -- if you know your limits. The post The Supreme Court Made Bankruptcy Filings More Likely appeared first on Above the Law.

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