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Athletes’ Rights of Publicity Trump First Amendment in Video Game Context

by Ronald Katz | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/23/2013

In a recent 62-page decision by the Third Circuit, obviously intended to give guidance in an unclear area of the law, the rights of publicity of a college athlete in a video game trumped the First Amendment arguments of the...more

N.J. Files Brief Supporting Sports Betting Law in Key Gambling Litigation

by Jeff Ifrah on 5/1/2013

The state of New Jersey filed its opening brief on April 29 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, in a case that could ultimately decide the fate of sports betting in the United States....more

The Efforts to Legalize Sports Betting in New Jersey—A History

by Christopher Soriano | Duane Morris LLP on 4/16/2013

A complex and expensive battle between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the four major professional sports leagues and the state of New Jersey over whether New Jersey’s casinos and racetracks can offer...more

March Madness and Discipline Under the FCPA

by Thomas Fox on 4/8/2013

Tonight is the finals of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, known as March Madness. As I went to law school at the University of Michigan, I will be pulling for the Wolverines to win the big game. If you are not a...more

NCAA Obtains a Vital Win on Antitrust Challenge of Athletic Aid Rules

by Robert G. Kidwell, Tyrone Thomas | Mintz Levin - Antitrust on 3/27/2013

In a recent federal court decision, the NCAA obtained dismissal of a claim that certain rules governing athletic grants-in-aid violated the antitrust laws. The case, Rock v. NCAA, was led by three former student-athletes and...more

Paying College Players

by Derek Allen | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 3/27/2013

As my diehard readers (maybe reader? Hi Mom! (Just kidding, I’m pretty sure even she doesn’t read these)) will remember, I blogged about pending litigation between former college athletes and the NCAA regarding whether...more

It’s Madness and We’re Dancing

by Martha Engel | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 3/22/2013

Spring is here! Although it certainly doesn’t look or feel like it up here in Minnesota. And more importantly, March Madness is here!!!! Hope you have enjoyed watching the games thus far....more

Team Mascots: Balancing Tradition and Cultural Sensitivity

by Anjali Shankar | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 3/21/2013

During my years at the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign as an undergraduate student, the student body became embroiled in a heated debate about the continued viability of our team’s mascot. Our mascot was the...more

Novel Approach To Opposing Class Certification Rejected

by Richard Hagstrom, Shawn Stuckey | Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP on 3/8/2013

Originally published in Competition Law360 on March 7, 2013. Current and former student-athletes are one step closer to forcing the National Collegiate Athletic Association and its member institutions to share their...more

NCAA Reverses Field for Student-Athlete

by Robert Orr | Poyner Spruill LLP on 3/8/2013

On February 28th the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) granted the request for Waiver of Legislation submitted by St. John’s University basketball player Orlando Sanchez thus allowing Sanchez eligibility for...more

Federal Judge Strikes Down N.J. Sports Betting Statute as Conflicting With Federal Law

by Jeff Ifrah on 3/1/2013

Last night, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp released an opinion in the widely watched New Jersey sports betting case, stating that New Jersey’s sports betting law is invalid as conflicting with federal law. Now, the...more

Wanting Him to Stay Home, HS Running Back’s Mom Takes Letter of Intent to Lawyer [Video]

by LXBN on 2/21/2013

It’s a natural instinct—when it comes time for their children to choose a school, mothers usually prefer that they’d stay close to home. But when it involves a highly-touted high school runningback and the mother taking his...more

DOJ Brief Tries to Keep N.J. Sports Gaming Law Out of Bounds

by Jeff Ifrah on 2/4/2013

On Friday, February 1, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey defending the constitutionality of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992...more

Baby I Got Your Money…

by Brent Lorentz | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 1/31/2013

The mainstream media (not us here at Duetsblog) has recently been reporting that, based on a ruling by United States District Court Judge Claudia Wilken from the Northern District of California, ”NCAA athletes can pursue TV...more

DOJ Plans to Intervene in N.J. Sports-Betting Case

by Jeff Ifrah on 1/23/2013

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on January 22, 2013, that it plans to intervene in the lawsuit brought by the four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA challenging a New Jersey state law that legalized...more

Court Hears Argument on N.J. Law Permitting Sports Betting

by Jeff Ifrah on 12/19/2012

On December 18, 2012, oral arguments were heard in the federal lawsuit filed by the professional sports leagues and the NCAA against New Jersey, after the state passed a law that would legalize sports betting in the state’s...more

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Athletes’ Rights of Publicity Trump First Amendment in Video Game Context

N.J. Files Brief Supporting Sports Betting Law in Key Gambling Litigation

The Efforts to Legalize Sports Betting in New Jersey—A History

March Madness and Discipline Under the FCPA

NCAA Obtains a Vital Win on Antitrust Challenge of Athletic Aid Rules

Paying College Players

It’s Madness and We’re Dancing

Team Mascots: Balancing Tradition and Cultural Sensitivity

Novel Approach To Opposing Class Certification Rejected

NCAA Reverses Field for Student-Athlete

Federal Judge Strikes Down N.J. Sports Betting Statute as Conflicting With Federal Law

Wanting Him to Stay Home, HS Running Back’s Mom Takes Letter of Intent to Lawyer [Video]

DOJ Brief Tries to Keep N.J. Sports Gaming Law Out of Bounds

Baby I Got Your Money…

DOJ Plans to Intervene in N.J. Sports-Betting Case

Court Hears Argument on N.J. Law Permitting Sports Betting

Wanting Him to Stay Home, HS Running Back’s Mom Takes Letter of Intent to Lawyer [Video]

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