article thumbnail

US appeals court finds West Virginia transgender sports ban violates anti-discrimination law

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled on Tuesday that West Virginia’s ban on transgender girls competing on girls’ sports teams violates a transgender student’s rights under Title IX.

Sports 245
article thumbnail

After 25 Years, An Iconic Sports Car Can Be Legally Imported To The U.S.

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. The post After 25 Years, An Iconic Sports Car Can Be Legally Imported To The U.S. appeared first on Above the Law.

Sports 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

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.

Sports 197
article thumbnail

Mississippi House passes bill banning transgender athletes from female sports

JURIST

The Mississippi House of Representatives passed the SB2536 Bill on Wednesday, which bans transgender athletes from female designated sports. The Southern Policy Law Center stated : To be clear, as drafted, the language in these bills is unconstitutional under Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause. [t]ransgender

Sports 197
article thumbnail

Florida House passes bill prohibiting transgender student athletes from female designated teams and sports

JURIST

The Florida House of Representatives passed HB 1475 Bill on Wednesday, requiring public institutions to designate athletic teams and sports based on “biological sex.” It states that the athletic teams and sports “designated for females, women, or girls, may not be open to students of the male sex.”

Sports 212
article thumbnail

How Pro Leagues Are Grappling With Sports Betting Blues

Law 360

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.

Sports 52
article thumbnail

A Summary of Key Sports Law Cases In Australia in 2022

LawInSport

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.

Sports 83