Sluka’s Story: The Wild West of NIL
Credit: Ed Zurga The nature of college athletics drastically changed in July 2021 with the introduction of name, image, and likeness...
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Monopoly in the Octagon: The Fight for Financial Freedom in the Fight Game
Credit: Zuffa LLC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) has once again reached a settlement agreement in an antitrust lawsuit with...
Yegor Kazarin
Oct 9
Slashing up the Classics: The Legal Landscape of Horror in the Public Domain
Credit: Mark Willard What happens when beloved childhood characters are dragged out of the storybook and into the world of horror? The...
Dartmouth Men's Basketball Unionize: First Collegiate Team Certified by The NLRB
Credit: Courtesy Dartmouth Athletics It has been a tumultuous era in college athletics with the advent of student-athlete NIL rights,...
Yegor Kazarin
Feb 6
The Ethics of International Anti-Doping Agencies and the Case of Kamila Valieva
Credit: Министерство спорта Республики Татарстан | Wikimedia Commons Kamila Valieva, the Russian figure skating phenomenon, was thrust...
Maggie Malaney and Eliza Britt
Nov 21, 2023
The Fall of the Pac 12
Credit: Pac-12 The Pac-12 was originally founded in 1915 as the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) with member institutions including...
Tangled Tunes: Unraveling the Legal Web of AI-Created Music
Credit: The Come Up Show | Flickr Intro: In April 2023, TikTok user ghostwriter977 uploaded a song titled “Heart on My Sleeve” that was...
Astrid Souto and Julie Major
Nov 21, 2023
Hollywood Strikes Halt Media Production: What’s at Stake and When to Expect a Return to Normalcy
Credit: ufcw770 | Wikimedia Strikes between actors, writers, and studios have taken over Hollywood. The impact is immense as this series...
Antitrust in Sports: Why MLB's Exemption Continues to be Challenged
Major League Baseball has been lucky enough to have a certain level of exemption from antitrust laws as America’s pastime. Other...
Yegor Kazarin
Oct 31, 2023
A Closer Look at NFL v. NFLPA:NFL Running Backs and the Battle for Contract Value
Introduction The recent NFL offseason witnessed a wave of running backs holding out of training camps and pre-season activities, citing...
Jack Geasa, Samuel Plante, Alexia Torres
Oct 31, 2023
Selling Souvenirs versus Filling Seats: Employees or Amateur Athletes
Credit: Kyle Calzia Introduction Shortly after the NCAA’s monumental decision allowing student-athletes to monetize their image and...
A Milestone for Women’s Soccer: USWNT Collective Bargaining Agreement Ensures Equal Pay
For the first time in soccer history, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (“USWNT”) players will receive equal pay to the U.S. Men’s...
Does the PGA Tour and LIV Golf Merger Violate Antitrust Laws?
Introduction The PGA Tour (PGA) and LIV Golf (LIV) recently announced that they are merging leagues. Prior to this deal, pro-golfers had...
Blindsided by Conservatorship? Michael Oher sues family over Academy Nominated Film "The Blind Side"
The “blind side” in football is referred to as the left tackle, the position responsible for protecting the quarterback from the pass...
Creativity Finds A Way: Russia's Movie Theater Survives Hollywood Boycott Thanks To Parallel Import
Moscow Cinema Oktyabr© Svetlov Artem, used under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic On February 24, 2022,...
Astrid Souto, Maggie Malaney
Apr 27, 2023
The Consequences of Coachella's Contract Clauses
What is often overlooked at Coachella are the extensive hours of work and preparation that make this event possible.
Samuel Plante, Alexia Torres, Jack Geasa
Apr 13, 2023
MLBPA Solidifies First MiLB CBA
In September, the MLBPA chose to voluntarily recognize the Minor League Baseball (MiLB) players following the voicing of their intention to
Eamon Condon, London Webster, Julie Major
Apr 13, 2023
Tattoos in Video Games: Fair Use or Copyright Infringement?
Concurrent with the advent of the technological age has come a rapid increase in the quality of graphics.
The Oscar’s New Crisis Management Team
It is difficult to believe that it has been a full year since the infamous and still very culturally relevant “Slapgate.”
Jack Geasa, Alexia Torres, Samuel Plante
Mar 9, 2023
Building a Ballpark: The Oakland A's Path to a New Home
For decades, the A’s have played their home games at the Oakland Coliseum.
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