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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Film Room: Non-House roundup

In this week’s Film Room, we catch you up on recent activity in eligibility cases as well as the dismissal of Chalmers v. NCAA and scheduling in Schroeder as we wait for party submissions and a decision in House....more

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NOT SO FAST . . . South Dakota Seeks to Enjoin House Settlement Approval

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With the final approval hearing for the House settlement before Judge Wilken in the Northern District of California set for April 7, the state of South Dakota has continued its battle to prevent that settlement from getting...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Ban on Transgender Women From Female Sports Is Challenged in Court

On February 5, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14201, “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” which aims to prohibit transgender women and girls from participating in female sports across all educational...more

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How NCAA Changes to Transgender Policy Following President Trump’s Executive Order Impact Schools

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On Feb. 5, 2025, President Donald Trump signed executive order “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” which prohibits transgender women from participating in female athletic categories at federally funded educational...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - July 2024 #5

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has granted a limited appeal in Pittsburgh’s challenge to a Pennsylvania court ruling that the city’s tax on visiting athletes and performers is unconstitutional. ...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - February 2024 #4

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The first person charged for violating a 2020 law that forbids conspiracies to taint international sports events through performance-enhancing drugs received a three-month prison sentence. Federal prosecutors used the...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Google Permits Sports Betting Advertisements

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Tim Donaghy, a former professional American basketball referee, worked for the NBA for 13 seasons, until 2007, when he was tried and sentenced for gambling on the point spreads in games he served as referee. During an FBI...more

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Is “Fair Pay to Play” Fair in College Sports? What California’s New Law Means for the Future of Amateur Athletics

On September 30, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California legislation - Senate Bill (SB) 206 - that would permit college student athletes to benefit financially (for example, from endorsement deals) from their names,...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Sport Betting After Murphy v. NCAA

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Anyone reading this publication likely knows that in Murphy v. NCAA, the United States Supreme Court (Supreme Court) held that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) is unconstitutional. Even before the...more

Foster Garvey PC

Sports Betting: What Radio Stations Need to Know After Supreme Court Decision

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Is Sports Betting Legal? Until a recent Supreme Court decision addressed the question, the answer was fairly straightforward: sports betting was allowed in only four states. All other states were prohibited from legalizing...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: FAQs About Sports Betting Under Ohio Law

In May of 2018, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) on 10th Amendment grounds. The Court’s decision stripped sports leagues of their statutory right to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Sports Gambling in Illinois: What Are the Odds, and Will Municipalities Be Dealt In?

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• The U.S. Supreme Court's recent landmark decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association,et al. overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA), effectively granting each state...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

New Jersey Authorizes Gambling on Sports

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On May 14, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Murphy v. NCAA, which struck down as unconstitutional a federal statute that banned states from authorizing sports gambling. Just 28 days later, on...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules That States May Conduct Sports Betting

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After much speculation and anticipation, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the States may conduct sports betting, and struck down the Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”). In the case of Murphy v....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Sports Betting

• The Supreme Court in Murphy v. NCAA ruled 7-2 that a federal law prohibiting states from authorizing sports betting violated the constitutional rule that the federal government may not “commandeer” the states. • The...more

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Three Point Shot - May 2018

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Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. Your feedback,...more

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Supreme Court Opens Door to Legalized Sports Betting

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On May 14, the United States Supreme Court struck down a federal law that effectively prohibited states from legalizing sports betting. The Court’s decision breaks Nevada’s monopoly on sports betting and will empower state...more

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Time to Place Your Bets? Key Things to Know about the Supreme Court Sports Gambling Decision

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision authorizing the states to decide whether sports betting should be legal within their borders. In its decision, the Court struck down certain provisions of the...more

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Bet on It: Supreme Court Clears Path for States to Legalize Sports Gambling

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Since 1992, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act ("PASPA"), 28 U.S.C. § 3702, has, among other things, made it unlawful for U.S. states (with the exception of Nevada and three other "grandfathered" states) to...more

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Supreme Court Allows States to Parlay Laws Into Moneyline of Sports Betting

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The U.S. Supreme Court this week struck down a federal law that prohibits most states from allowing gambling on competitive sporting events. The Court's May 14 ruling in Murphy v. NCAA has significant potential implications...more

White and Williams LLP

Supreme Court Opens the Door for States to Legalize Sports Betting

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On May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion with nationwide ramifications that could create a potentially massive new industry. In Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Court found...more

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Supreme Court Paves the Way to Sports Wagering

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In a victory for states’ rights and sports fans looking to cash in on their insight, the Supreme Court ruled today in favor of allowing states to determine whether to legalize sports wagering in Murphy v. NCAA. Writing for...more

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Understanding The Implications of Murphy v. NCAA

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The Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Murphy v. NCAA (formerly known as Christie v. NCAA) removes the federal ban on sports betting and returns to the states the ability to regulate sports betting. Some may believe the...more

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Daily Fantasy Sports, A Supreme Decision

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On May 14, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was unconstitutional – meaning it’s up to the states to decide whether to allow its residents to bet on sports....more

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Supremes Move the Chains to Allow Sports Gambling in North Carolina

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The United States Supreme Court's decision today in favor of New Jersey's gambling interests eviscerated the federal government's prohibition on sports gambling across the nation. The case, now known as Murphy v. NCAA, goes...more

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