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The National Sports & Entertainment Law Society

From the small northeastern state of Vermont, a couple of law students are determined to start an organization that will unite sports & entertainment law societies in law schools around the country.  Andrew Delaney and Will Rothstein have recently created the National Sports & Entertainment Law Society.  Their stated goal is to create a national […]

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Hockey Sports Law

2008 Sports Management Conference Wrap-up

It’s good to be back after a hiatus from writing for the site. The old saying goes that in law school they scare you to death in the first year, work you to death in the second year, and bore you to death in the third year. Consider me officially bored, but unfortunately that doesn’t […]

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Sports Law

Princeton Sports Symposium

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Bringing Back ARPA

One of the real flaws of traditional agentry is that there is no collegiality to it. Agents are so hyper-critical of each other that they don’t advance it as a profession, because they are so competitive that they are unable to acknowledge that other agents negotiate well or do a good job. They rejoice in […]

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Sports Law

Marquette Sports Law Conference

What: Conference on Professional Sports: Current Issues and Their Future Implications Where: Alumni Memorial Union on Marquette’s campus. Click here for map. When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, October 24, 2008 Panels: Acquisition, Sale, and Valuation of Sports Franchises Sports Broadcasting Issues Playing Facility Issues Potpourri of Hot Topics in Professional Sports Cost: The basic cost  […]

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Which Law School Breeds Success?

Should I go to law school? What law school should I go to? Should I go to a law school that has a sports law specialty? What should I Major in at my undergraduate institution? Do my Minors matter? Those are some of the most common questions that I receive by email, even though all […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

I love Jewish Jordan, this site loves Jewish Jordan, and lets face it, you love Jordan Farmar too.  How could you not, when the guy decides to use his summer vacation to try to bring peace to the Middle East?  He will be heading to Israel next month to run summer basketball camps that host […]

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Colleges Recruiting Sports Law

The Andy Oliver Affair

On June 2, I wrote a post about a left-handed pitcher named Andy Oliver who had been restricted from helping his Oklahoma State University team advance in the NCAA tournament with the hope of playing in the College World Series.  At that point, I was merely pondering about what could have occurred to make the […]

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Race Issues Sports Law

Forum: Re-examining the Place of Race in Sports

What: The West Virginia University College of Law Fall Sports Law Forum Where: West Virginia University Law Center (Marlyn Lugar Courtroom), Morgantown, West Virginia. Click here for map. When: September 11, 2008. Begins at 11:00 a.m. Panelists: Dr. John Carlos – USA Track and Field Hall of Famer.  Key role in civil rights movement. Professor […]

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Sports Law

Call For Papers: Baseball And The Law

The Green Bag Almanac & Reader seeks submissions on baseball and the law for its 2010 volume: We are seeking submissions for our 2010 Almanac & Reader, which will have a baseball-and-the-law theme. We want scholarly essays on topics related to baseball and the law. We hope to select 12 essays, each between 1500 and […]