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France Senate votes to ban wearing of religious symbols at sport events and swimming pools

JURIST

In the latest move as part of a controversial decade-long effort to curb the public expression of religion, the French Senate voted 160-143 Tuesday in favor of a bill seeking to amend its national Sports Code to ban athletes from wearing religious symbols, such as hijabs and burkinis, at sports competitions, public swimming pools, and bathing areas.

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British Rowing bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s events

JURIST

However, the new policy also states that for the Women’s Category, “Only individuals who are assigned female at birth will be eligible to compete in competitions under British Rowing’s jurisdiction and/or be selected to represent Great Britain, or England, in international events.”

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ABA Calls For Supreme Court Ethics Rule While Clarence Thomas Laughs All The Way To The Bank

Above The Law

In either event, he won’t do anything to actually address the ethical quagmire. Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. 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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Ethics Exam Leaked Early In Ironic Law School Twist

Above The Law

Every year, there’s some law school exam drama. USC Law students are dealing with that situation right now, but with the extra twist that it’s happening in their professional responsibility class. Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. It’s like an M.

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Nepal dispatch: glaring gender pay disparities revealed in Nepali cricket

JURIST

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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India dispatch: Supreme Court flip allowing controversial animal sports shifts responsibility for policing cruelty from judiciary to executive

JURIST

Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. Jallikattu” is a bull-taming sport played in the State of Tamil Nadu as part of the Pongal harvest festival. Consequently, the Court outlawed animal sports such as Jallikattu. Union of India.

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EU legislators adopt proposal to combat online piracy of live sporting events

JURIST

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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