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Federal Appeals Court: CFTC Jurisdiction Over Sports Event Contracts Likely Exclusive

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is the first circuit court to address whether the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) preempts state gambling laws as applied...

United States Media & IT

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Holland & Knight

NCAA’s Closing Of Transfer Loophole Hits Schools And Coaches Hard

On April 1, 2026, the NCAA Division I Cabinet approved automatic penalties for “ghost transfers” — any program that signs a transfer student-athlete, adds them to a roster, or permits them to participate in athletically related activities...

United States Media & IT

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

President Trump’s New Executive Order On College Sports: What It Says, What It Means, And What Comes Next

On April 3, 2026, President Trump signed “Urgent National Action to Save College Sports,” his most comprehensive executive order on college athletics to date.

United States Media & IT

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Home Team Act—Proposed Federal Legislation Targeting Professional Sports Team Relocations

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) have jointly introduced the Home Team Act, a proposed bill that would essentially federalize Ohio’s Art Modell Law and impose a series of conditions...

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Urgent National Action To Save College Sports (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Double Coverage: CFTC, Exchanges Signal New Era Of Oversight For Sports Prediction Markets

United States Media & IT

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McDermott Will & Schulte

College Sports’ New Legal Risks: Prediction Markets And NIL Fraud

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

NIL Reform Efforts Gain Momentum: University Proposals And Federal Attention Signal Potential Structural Change

United States Media & IT

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Talking Sports Law: A Conversation With Michael Donadio, Vice President And Deputy General Counsel Of The Pittsburgh Penguins (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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K&L Gates LLP

2026 World Cup Legal Checklist

United States Media & IT

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Clark Hill

The Sports Law Playbook: Gifting Issues For Athletes

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Nationwide Betting Platform Kalshi Temporarily Banned From Taking Bets In Nevada

United States Media & IT

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

NCAA Sues DraftKings Over Use Of MARCH MADNESS Trademarks

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Name, Image, And Likeness (NIL) Compliance Alert For Higher Education: Deal Rejections Mount As State Resistance Grows

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – March 2026

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Gabriel Pinilla On Coffee Shops: La Voz De Los Ruferos (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

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Adams and Reese

CFTC Takes Additional Steps Toward Prediction Market Regulation: What You Need To Know

On March 12, 2026, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took formal steps toward establishing additional regulations for prediction markets.

United States Finance

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CFTC Seeks Public Input On Prediction Markets Regulation

On March 12, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)...

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

Play Ball: The CFTC And MLB Strike A Historic Deal To Protect Prediction Markets

In a move that would make even the most seasoned sports fans do a double-take, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission)...

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Ad Law News and Views - February 2026

The Winter Olympics may be finished, but our ad law team is competing in spirit too! We asked our attorneys which Winter Olympic sport they’d compete in if given the chance...

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

L’explosion des Prediction Markets aux États-Unis : Pourquoi l’Europe ne peut plus traiter ce marché comme une curiosité

United States Commercial

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AlixPartners

March Madness, NIL, And Ambush Marketing: What Brands Should Include In Their Deals With Collegiate Basketball Stars

United States Media & IT

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Fennemore

Stakeholder Opportunity: College-Athlete NIL And Compensation On Lawmakers' Radar

United States Media & IT

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Podcast - Inside the Growing World of Rodeo

United States Media & IT

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Holland & Knight

March Madness In The Law: How Legal Upheaval Is Rewriting College Sports

United States Media & IT

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Steptoe LLP

Youth Sports Media Company To Pay $1.10 Million Fine In CPPA Enforcement Action

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

CFTC Issues Guidance And Advanced Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking Relating To Prediction Markets

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Issues Request For Comment And Staff Advisory On Prediction Markets

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

CFTC Issues Parallel Actions On Prediction Markets — Key Takeaways For Designated Contract Markets

United States Finance

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Milbank LLP

Talking Sports Law: A Conversation With Marissa Meli, Green Bay Packers Associate General Counsel (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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K&L Gates LLP

CFTC Issues Guidance And Advanced Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking Relating To Prediction Markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently took two significant steps towards its regulation of prediction markets.

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Issues Request For Comment And Staff Advisory On Prediction Markets

On March 12, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") released two documents regarding "event contract" derivatives traded on prediction markets.

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

CFTC Issues Parallel Actions On Prediction Markets — Key Takeaways For Designated Contract Markets

On March 12, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") issued two significant pronouncements regarding prediction markets.

United States Finance

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Milbank LLP

Talking Sports Law: A Conversation With Marissa Meli, Green Bay Packers Associate General Counsel (Podcast)

In this episode of Talking Sports Law, host Trevor Gates and co-host John Wilson are joined by Marissa Meli, Associate General Counsel of the Green Bay Packers. Marissa discusses her path from law school to working for a National Football League team and shares her perspective on key trends shaping the sports law industry

United States Media & IT

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K&L Gates LLP

Washington Department Of Revenue Announces Temporary Penalty Relief For Businesses Affected By October 2025 Sales Tax Expansion

United States Tax

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

CalPrivacy Fines PlayOn Sports $1.1M For CCPA Opt-Out And Notice Violations

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) fined digital ticketing platform PlayOn Sports $1.1 million for failure to offer consumers appropriate mechanisms to opt out of sale...

United States Privacy

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Holland & Knight

Litigation Risk And Regulatory Gaps In The Era Of "Street Agents"

While the opportunity for revenue for athletes in the NIL era is unprecedented, so too is the risk of exploitation.

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Geopolitics And Event Disruption In The Middle East: Optimising Insurance Recoveries

With thousands of flights being cancelled, key airports in the Middle East closed, and consideration being given to suspension, postponement or cancellation of events in the region, sports and event organisers, promoters, hosts, sponsors and broadcasters may be facing disruptions similar to those faced at times of earlier crises.

Worldwide Insurance

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K&L Gates LLP

Schools Face ‘Significant Penalties' As NCAA Focuses On Transfer Process Tampering

Reports of the NCAA circulating a memo to institutions reminding them of the restrictions on unauthorized contact with student-athletes in the tampering bylaw and warning of significant penalties...

United States Media & IT

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

FCC Kicks Off Comment Period On Sports Broadcast Marketplace

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

College Sports Legislation Is Missing A Critical Ingredient: Representation For College Athletes

United States Media & IT

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Groom Law Group

NIL Rules Held Outside Scope Of State Action Exemption

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

Beyond The Podium: Technology & Fashion In Figure Skating

United States IP

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Foley & Lardner

Sports Betting Meets March Madness: Federal CFTC Scrutiny To Impact College Sports

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

Tresona Multimedia v. ClicknClear

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Takeaways From CalPrivacy's $1.1M Settlement With PlayOn Sports

United States Privacy

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

What Does Globalization Mean For Esports Contracts? (Video)

United States Media & IT

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Gamma Law

Pickleball Litigation?!

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

How Hosting The FIFA World Cup Will Benefit Miami's Real Estate Market (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

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Holland & Knight

Last Month At The Supreme Court | February 2026

United States Litigation

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Dykema

Mississippi House Bill 4074 Would Authorize Statewide Mobile Sports Wagering

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

Supreme Court Considers Whether Idaho's Ban On Transgender Participation In Women's Sports Violates Equal Protection

United States Media & IT

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Dykema

Gold-Medal Innovation: The Patented Technology Powering Milan-Cortina 2026

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Foley & Lardner

From Podium To The Patent Office: IP At The Winter Olympics

United States IP

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Foley & Lardner

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Green and Spiegel

House V. NCAA Settlement Creates Potential Crisis For International Athletes

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Green and Spiegel

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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

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Green and Spiegel

College Athletes' Status As Employees Puts Student Visas At Risk

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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

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International Student Athletes Still Restricted From NIL Deals

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