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

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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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“Clarence Thomas Enlists Lawyer to Fight ‘Political Blood Sport’”

HowAppealing

“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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Court lets Florida tribe continue with online sports betting

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Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to block a ruling by a federal appeals court that would allow a Native American tribe in Florida to take online sports bets. The federal law at the center of the dispute is the Indian Regulatory Gaming Act, which was enacted in 1988 to create a framework for gambling on tribal lands.

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Parenting A Transgender Child Through Sports Bans

Above The Law

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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A Summary of Key Sports Law Cases In Australia in 2022

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

Above The Law

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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