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U.S. Olympic Committee's New Transgender Athlete Ban Highlights Changing Policy Landscape

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) recently banned transgender athletes from competing in women's sports, becoming the latest institution to take such action...

United States Media & IT

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Place Your Bets: US District Courts Are Split On Whether The Commodity Exchange Act Preempts State Gaming Laws With Respect To Sports Event Contracts

Derivatives exchange and prediction market KalshiEX LLC (Kalshi) was handed a litigation setback in defending its sports event contract offerings in federal court...

United States Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Iowa Sports Betting Update: Changes To Iowa Withholding Requirements

Starting next year, Iowa income tax withholding on winning sports bets will change. Winning sports bets will still be subject to Iowa income tax. However, a recent law change will allow Iowa sportsbooks...

United States Media & IT

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Nyemaster Goode

Save The Date: "A Review Of Sports Marketing And Media Legal Issues In North America"

The International Advertising Association North America will be hosting a half-day event, "A Review of Sports Marketing and Media Legal Issues in North America." The event, which is co-sponsored by Frankfurt Kurnit...

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

President Trump's Recent Executive Order Presents New Challenges & Opportunities For College Sports

United States Media & IT

MP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Nevada Supreme Court Rejects NFL's Bid To Force Coach Jon Gruden Into Arbitration

United States Litigation

DM

Duane Morris LLP

Post-House Student-Athlete Revenue Sharing: Avoiding Potential Title IX Pitfalls

United States Employment

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

The End Of An Old Payday: Combat Sports Disrupted By Saudi Arabia's Advance Model

Worldwide Media & IT

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Hidden Stakes: Gilbert Arenas, High‑Stakes Poker, And The Legal Risks Of Private Gambling

United States Media & IT

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Three Point Shot

United States IP

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Trump's "Saving College Sports" Executive Order: New Federal Policy On Collegiate Athletic Scholarships And Opportunities

United States Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

The Thrill Of The Race: Thinking Of Buying A Racehorse? Essential Considerations For Prospective Owners

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

With Executive Order, President Trump Aims To Reshape College Sports

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Kalshi Acts Swiftly Across Pending Litigation After Adverse Maryland Ruling

United States Media & IT

JW

Jones Walker

From Copyright Case To AI Data Crisis: How The New York Times v. OpenAI Reshapes Companies' Data Governance And EDiscovery Strategy

United States Technology

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Workplace Violence: Why Employers Can't Afford To Ignore The Warning Signs

United States Employment

OK

Offit Kurman

Trump Administration Passes The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

United States Tax

FL

Foley & Lardner

New Montana State Income And Property Taxes For 2025 & 2026

United States Tax

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Parsons Behle & Latimer

Summary - Tax Provisions In The One Big Beautiful Bill

United States Tax

HE

Hall Estill

Numerous Appeals Challenge House Settlement

In the wake of the landmark June 6, 2025, House v. NCAA settlement, several groups have initiated appeals challenging the Settlement's terms, asserting Title IX, antitrust, and other related issues.

United States Media & IT

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

From Sidelines To Bottom Lines: How The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Hits The Sports Industry

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBBA), a sweeping piece of legislation that extends and modifies many provisions of the Tax...

United States Media & IT

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Withers LLP

From The Field To The Firm: How Competitive Sports Prepare Attorneys For Their Careers (Podcast)

In this episode of Real Talk, Megan Monson chats with Lowenstein attorneys Melissa K. Parres and Bonnie E. Schipper about the valuable, transferrable skills women learn from playing competitive sports.

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

President's Council On Sports, Fitness, And Nutrition, And The Reestablishment Of The Presidential Fitness Test

Reestablishes the Presidential Fitness Test and revitalizes the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition to promote youth participation in sports, improve national health...

United States Consumer

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Update On Title IX Enforcement – OCR Is Moving Beyond Sports

United States Consumer

MM

Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP

President Trump Issues EO On College Sports (Beltway Buzz, August 1, 2025)

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Executive Order Aims To Balance Athlete Pay With Preservation Of College Sports

United States Media & IT

NG

Nyemaster Goode

Presidential Order Aims To Bring Stability To Intercollegiate Sports

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Navigating The "Saving College Sports" Executive Order: Key Implications For Stakeholders

United States Anti-trust

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Misinterpretation Of Supreme Court's Alston Decision Is Skewing Sports Decisions

United States Media & IT

JW

Jones Walker

NIL And Sports Representation: The New Wild West

United States Media & IT

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Key Considerations In Sports And Entertainment Mixed-Use Developments

United States Media & IT

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

From Eligibility To Enforcement: How Law And Policy Are Shaping College Athletics

United States Anti-trust

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

A Wave Of Federal NIL Action Signals Big Changes Ahead

United States Anti-trust

DM

Duane Morris LLP

NIL And Sports Representation: The New Wild West

In February, McNeese State's basketball manager, Amir "Aura" Khan, rose to fame when a video featuring him went viral on X/Twitter.

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Key Considerations In Sports And Entertainment Mixed-Use Developments

In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in sports and entertainment mixed-use developments that blend professional or collegiate stadiums or arenas...

United States Media & IT

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

From Eligibility To Enforcement: How Law And Policy Are Shaping College Athletics

Athlete compensation has been a hot topic for years, and a spate of recent court decisions has opened the floodgates for antitrust challenges in college sports.

United States Anti-trust

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

A Wave Of Federal NIL Action Signals Big Changes Ahead

Over the past several weeks, there has been a surge of federal government activity aimed at reshaping the landscape of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights in college athletics.

United States Anti-trust

DM

Duane Morris LLP

NIL Executive Order Only Makes Need For Legislative Solution More Apparent

United States Media & IT

JW

Jones Walker

How The LA Lakers Scored A $10 Billion Slam Dunk

The Los Angeles Lakers are on a fast break to a fortune! This week's BL Business Branding newsletter explores the rich history of the LA Lakers and discusses how the record-setting team built a brand worth $10 billion.

United States IP

BL

Berenzweig Leonard

Sporting Goods Industry Spotlight: Trends, Growth, And Key Market Dynamics (July 2025)

The U.S. sporting goods industry is experiencing dynamic growth — projected to hit $128 billion by 2030 — driven by an increasingly active and health-conscious population.

United States Media & IT

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Saady Named To The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation For Second Consecutive Year

Pryor Cashman attorney Nick Saady has been named to The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation for the second consecutive year.

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Negotiating Key Contract Terms In Sports Sponsorship Deals: What In-House Counsel Need To Know

With the global sports sponsorship market projected to surpass $190 billion by 2030, in-house legal teams are increasingly involved in structuring, negotiating, and enforcing complex sponsorship agreements.

United States Media & IT

OG

Outside GC

Supreme Court To Decide Legality Of Trans-Athlete Bans

United States Consumer

MM

Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP

Not Worth The Gamble: Major Deceptive Gaming Advertising Settlement Announced

United States Media & IT

KM

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

State AG News: Deceptive Practices, Federal Funding, Antitrust Lawsuits July 3-9, 2025

United States Anti-trust

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Three Point Shot

United States IP

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

New NCAA Commission's Definition Of "Valid Business Purpose" May Be Even More Narrow Than It Appears

United States Media & IT

JW

Jones Walker

The Death Of College Athletics: House v. NCAA

United States Media & IT

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Thompson Coburn LLP

New Jersey's NEW Mansion Tax

United States Tax

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Analyzing House – What It All Means

United States Anti-trust

BS

Boies Schiller Flexner

Why Private Equity Will Soon Be In College Sports

United States Commercial

LL

Loeb & Loeb LLP

The Cost Of An Early Payday: Lessons From Tatis Jr.'s Advance Financing Agreement

United States Media & IT

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

NIL Alert: $2.8 Billion Athlete Revenue Settlement Approved

United States Media & IT

WE

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Post-House Settlement, Are Federal NIL Laws On The Horizon?

United States Media & IT

PD

Phelps Dunbar LLP

NCAA Considers Major Policy Shift On Gambling Restrictions

United States Media & IT

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Illinois First State In The Nation To Implement A Per-Bet Excise Tax On Sports Gambling

United States Media & IT

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Talking Sports Law: A Conversation With Grecia Barboza, San Francisco 49ers Counsel (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

KG

K&L Gates LLP

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United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

House V. NCAA Settlement Creates Potential Crisis For International Athletes

United States Media & IT

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Green and Spiegel

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United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

LSU's Last-Tear Poa Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Immigration Services

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

What Can International Athletes Do To Earn An Income While Playing For Their Schools?

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

College Athletes' Status As Employees Puts Student Visas At Risk

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Urgency Builds To Address How Employee Model Affects International Athletes

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

NLRB Rules Dartmouth Basketball Players Employees

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

International Student Athletes Still Restricted From NIL Deals

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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