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House Plaintiffs Move To Exempt Multimedia Rights NIL Deals From Clearinghouse Review

Plaintiffs in House v. NCAA have filed a motion to exempt third-party name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreements involving multimedia rights (MMR)...

United States Litigation

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Doubling Down: CFTC Sues New York And Files Amicus In Massachusetts In Support Of Prediction Markets

The CFTC escalates its defense of federal jurisdiction over prediction markets with new lawsuits against New York and an amicus brief in Massachusetts, challenging state attempts to regulate event contracts under gambling laws.

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Operational Planning For Hospitality Businesses In FIFA ’26 Host Cities

With FIFA World Cup 2026 beginning in less than two months, hospitality operators in host cities face critical operational and legal challenges.

United States Commercial

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Rethinking Deal Structures In The Creator Economy

The creator economy is a multibillion-dollar industry attracting serious investment, strategic brand partnerships and increasingly sophisticated deal structures.

United States Commercial

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Is LIV Golf Headed For A Financial Mulligan? US Bankruptcy Law Considerations If Saudi Arabia's Funding Is Pulled

United States Insolvency

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Jones Walker

Brand Protection Tips For Businesses During The FIFA World Cup 2026

United States IP

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

F1's Gulf Cancellations: The Legal Issues That Matter More Than Force Majeure

Worldwide Media & IT

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Ep. 1: How Culture Heats Up (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

President Trump Issues Second Executive Order To "Save College Sports”

United States Government

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

The Data Stream – Episode 8 With Janine Anthony Bowen (Podcast)

United States Technology

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BakerHostetler

Uniformity Or Uncertainty? The College Sports Commission’s Effort To Implement University Participation Standards

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

Third Circuit Affirms Kalshi’s Preliminary Injunction

United States Media & IT

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Full Court Press: New Executive Order Targets College Athletics Spending On Multiple Fronts

United States Media & IT

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Jenner & Block

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

United States Media & IT

HK

Holland & Knight

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

The Globalization Of Asset-Intensive Reinsurance

United States Insurance

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Mayer Brown

Virtual And Digital Health Digest

Worldwide Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

For Whom The Discovery Tolls: Your Privacy Notice May Help Time-Bar Website Wiretapping Claims

United States Privacy

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Fox Rothschild LLP

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

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)

Strengthens the “Saving College Sports” Executive Order from July 2025 by establishing a federal framework to stabilize college athletics...

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

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

United States Finance

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Nationwide Betting Platform Kalshi Temporarily Banned From Taking Bets In Nevada

On March 20, 2026, a Carson City District Judge granted the Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) a 14‑day temporary restraining order (TRO) prohibiting KalshiEx LLC (Kalshi) from taking bets in Nevada, with a preliminary injunction hearing set for April 3, 2026.

United States Media & IT

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

NCAA Sues DraftKings Over Use Of MARCH MADNESS Trademarks

Just as the NCAA Men’s and Women’s College Basketball tournaments were getting underway, the NCAA itself entered its own competition – suing sports betting company DraftKings for its use of NCAA-protected trademarks MARCH MADNESS, FINAL FOUR, SWEET SIXTEEN, and others.

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

Institutional partners are under the microscope. The College Sports Commission (CSC) is struggling to process the volume of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals submitted through NIL Go — and rejecting more than a few.

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

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

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

CFTC Seeks Public Input On Prediction Markets Regulation

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

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

On March 10, 2026, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) and its chairman, Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), hosted a roundtable on options for Congress...

United States Media & IT

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Podcast - Inside the Growing World of Rodeo

Rodeo has grown from what was once seen by many as a niche hobby to being one of the most dynamic and fastest-evolving sports in the U.S. Holland & Knight Equine Industry Team Leader Kayla Pragid...

United States Media & IT

HK

Holland & Knight

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

March Madness tips off this week as men's and women's college basketball teams begin a furious competition watched—and bet on—by millions of Americans.

United States Media & IT

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Steptoe LLP

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

On March 3, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced a $1.1 million fine against PlayOn Sports, a youth sports media and technology company that operates the GoFan digital ticketing platform.

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

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

California Privacy Protection Agency Issues First Decision Involving Violation Of CCPA And Minor Students

United States Privacy

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

California Continues To Actively Enforce Privacy Opt-Out Rights

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Sports And Gaming Law 2025 Year In Review: Top Five Developments

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

Trans Eligibility, Federal Funding In Sports

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

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

United States Privacy

HK

Holland & Knight

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

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

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

Worldwide Insurance

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K&L Gates LLP

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

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

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Royalty Income Payments Won't Solve The International Student Athlete Employment Issue

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

Punctuation In The Harmonized Tariff Schedule Of The United States

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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Wiley Rein

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Cozen O'Connor

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Littler Mendelson

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K&L Gates LLP

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