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By Gary Chester, Senior Writer Hazing continues to be an unsettling problem at American institutions of higher learning. Harassment and bullying of newer student-athletes on sports teams has long been a safety issue; it prompted the NCAA to issue a hazing prevention handbook for coaches in 2007. The materials address student misconduct. The handbook does […]
By Jeff Birrren, Senior Writer Prisoners often have complaints. One, Leon M. Ager, has filed three cases against Roger Goodell and others, alleging that the NFL misappropriated his ideas concerning the Pro Bowl. His 2019 Complaint was quickly dismissed. In 2025 he was joined by Billy Frank Larkin in filing a second complaint that was […]
By William H. Gray, Senior Associate Attorney at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. In a significant decision addressing the scope of the NCAA’s legal responsibilities to student-athletes, the Indiana Court of Appeals recently held that the NCAA owed no common-law duty of care to protect a former Texas A&M football player who allegedly developed […]
By Nicholas Stegmann and Dr. Michael S. Carroll The Montana Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling on April 22, 2026, finding that the Montana High School Association (MHSA) failed to provide a student with constitutionally sufficient due process when it denied his request to play basketball as a fifth-year senior. The decision in Hert […]
By Robert E. Freeman, with Jackson Friedman, Andrew J. Rubin and Tara R. Shecter, Of Proskauer USA Weightlifting (“USAW”) flexed its legal muscle this past March when it prevailed at summary judgment in the Southern District of New York on its trademark-related counterclaims against USA Masters Weightlifting (“Masters Weightlifting”), a splinter organization that broke away […]
By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Writer, and Professor, Sports Media (retired), Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College In October of 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to consider whether employees working in federally funded schools have an implied private right of action to contest sex discriminatory treatment under Title IX of […]
By Takao Ohashi, Attorney at PAX Law Office (Tokyo), Professor, Kanazawa Institute of Technology Toranomon Graduate School Introduction On July 12, 2026, the Miami Marlins selected Stanford infielder Rintaro Sasaki in the eighth round (235th overall) of the MLB Draft. For American readers, an eighth-round pick from Stanford is unremarkable. What makes Sasaki’s situation extraordinary […]
By Luca Ferrari, the Global Head of Sport at international law firm Withers, and associate Alessia Murgia. The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally affected the financial landscape of European football. With revenues reduced and transfer profits declining, clubs were often unable to cope with persistently high running costs, especially player wages. Against this backdrop, UEFA revised its previous […]
By Holt Hackney Even with all the cache of being a sports lawyer, it is still a relatively new profession. That is what makes attorneys who have spent decades helping shape the industry especially noteworthy. Greg Lee, a partner at BakerHostetler and co-leader of the firm’s Sports Industry Team, is one of those attorneys. Over […]
(Editor’s note: What follows is an exclusive interview with Attorney Bernard (Bernie) Dennis, the co-lead of Jackson Lewis’ sports law practice. Unlike many firms, Jackson Lewis has had an established and committed relationship with sports for two decades, starting with Robert Clayton (2009-10), Gregg Clifton (2010-2022), and Paul Kelly (2022-2025). Dennis worked closely with Clifton […]
