JURIST

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Meanwhile, National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Judge McGlynn stayed his order for 30 days, and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, who is named as a defendant in the suit, vowed to appeal the decision “in the interest of public safety.”

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JUNE 24, 2024

These Biglaw firms are going where the big money is, and right now, that's sports. The post Biglaw Is Going In Big On Big Sports appeared first on Above the Law.

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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

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Amnesty International criticized a proposed French bill on Tuesday that seeks to ban ‘ostensibly religious’ clothing and symbols in all sports competitions, arguing it would violate human rights and disproportionately target Muslim women and girls.

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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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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that two transgender girls in Arizona should be allowed to play on school sports teams that are consistent…

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Law 360

JANUARY 3, 2024

An Illinois federal judge said Wednesday a jury should decide the issues in a lawsuit claiming a brand of helmets made by sporting goods manufacturer Certor Sports infringes a patent owned by another company, refusing to let Certor out of the suit.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The phrase was cemented into pop culture lexicon by its use in Jerry Maguire, the 1996 film starring Tom Cruise as a sports agent, telling the story of his relationship with the profession and one particularly demanding football player-client. “How about every day?” he responds without a second of hesitation.

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MARCH 1, 2022

With few outlets, social media has taken over as places where kids can hang out and show off, prompting a fad of carjacking as sport and competition to go viral. In addition, the closure of recreation centers and schools in 2020 left young people with few places to relieve stress, take the usual teenage risks or make a name for themselves.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

Discovery called off their Venu joint live sports streaming venture Friday, just days after ESPN parent company The Walt Disney Co. ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. used the acquisition of a majority stake in streaming startup FuboTV Inc. to nix Fubo's challenge to Venu on the courthouse steps.

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JUNE 18, 2024

The recently retired chairman of CBS Sports on Tuesday told a California federal jury considering multibillion-dollar antitrust claims against the NFL that his network didn't collude with the league to fix the price of the DirecTV Sunday Ticket television package.

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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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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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MARCH 9, 2023

“Supreme Court could take first transgender sports case with appeal from West Virginia soccer player; West Virginia is one of 18 states that have passed a Save Women’s Sports Act”: Brianna Herlihy of Fox News has this report.

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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. 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. appeared first on Above the Law.

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JULY 5, 2023

There are plenty of sports and betting legal matters to watch as the second half of 2023 begins, including those revolving around name, image and likeness rights for college athletes and the legal liability of celebrities who endorse cryptocurrency platforms, like Shaquille O'Neal and Tom Brady.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 11, 2023

“West Virginia asks Supreme Court to let it enforce state’s anti-trans sports ban”: Devan Cole of CNN has this report. The post “West Virginia asks Supreme Court to let it enforce state’s anti-trans sports ban” appeared first on How Appealing.

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HowAppealing

JULY 12, 2024

“West Virginia and Idaho ask Supreme Court to decide whether states can enforce anti-transgender sports bans”: Devan Cole of CNN has this report.

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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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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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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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JURIST

MARCH 25, 2024

The disparity in pay between male and female players is not unique to Nepal; it is a global phenomenon in professional sports. Men typically receive higher salaries, prize money, endorsements, and media coverage, reflecting long-standing societal norms and revenue disparities between men’s and women’s sports leagues.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

” The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the Central District of California, which denied Junior Sports Magazines, Inc. The gun rights groups and Junior Sports Magazines, Inc. and several gun rights groups’ motion to block implementation of the California law. Circuit Judge Kenneth K.

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JURIST

AUGUST 3, 2023

In the United States of America at least 22 states, including Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi and Texas have already passed laws banning trans women and girls from women’s sports leagues in schools and colleges, according to US nonprofit, the Movement Advancement Project.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2023

In 2021, West Virginia passed a law that prohibited people assigned male at birth from competing on girls sports teams. The justices also reproached the lower courts for staying the law without explanation. ” Furthermore, the state claimed that the separation was necessary to promote equal opportunity for girls.

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JURIST

APRIL 17, 2021

Corporations and sports leagues are embracing causes associated with progressive lawmakers, frustrating Republicans. Lisa Pike Masteralexis, who teaches sports law at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, stated that she is unsure of how likely it is that the MLB will lose the antitrust exemption. .

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday ordered the reinstatement of an appeal of a ruling regarding a Connecticut school policy on transgender students’ participation in sports.

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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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JURIST

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Minister for Sports, Tourism and Heritage Nigel Huddleston said , “these measures will help curb the intensity of online gambling, introduce greater player protections, and reduce the risk of gambling-related harm.” Slot spin speeds faster that 2.5 Autoplay functions.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Which sports legend owns the trademark to three-peat” and a slew of related phrases? Hint: Twenty years ago the sports figure told ESPN their philosophy on owning trademarks, “It’s like going out there and picking up a penny on the ground,” he said. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!

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ABA Journal

JULY 25, 2022

I regularly receive letters from incarcerated individuals. It’s not lost on me that after reading the preceding statement, those of you who regularly follow this…

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JURIST

MARCH 3, 2021

These duties extend to keepers of livestock, animals in sport and pets. The Animal Welfare Bill requires state agencies and animal welfare organizations to uphold duties concerning animal physical and mental health while prohibiting all forms of animal abuse, which carries fines up to 7,000 pesos.

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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. James warned that “[o]nline sports betting companies that fumble their advertising to mislead New Yorkers can expect to hear from my office.

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JURIST

JUNE 6, 2024

.” This comes as the Taliban’s supreme court confirmed in a statement that public floggings of 63 people including 14 women had taken place for those who had been accused of crimes including sodomy, theft and immoral relations at a sports stadium in northern Sari Pul province, marking a return to the types of punishments used in their previous (..)

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JURIST

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Steven Cockburn, Head of Labour Rights and Sport at Amnesty International, claims that “without huge reforms, critics will be arrested, women and LGBT people will face discrimination, and workers will be exploited on a massive scale.” Recently it failed to secure a seat in the UN Human Rights Council over rights concerns.

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JURIST

JANUARY 12, 2022

Karissa Niehoff, claims that compensation was a “troublesome issue” and could disrupt and damage the system of high school sports. In doing so, they may define the extent to which sports associations can limit the compensation of participating athletes.

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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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