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Federal Court Narrows But Does Not End Debate Over Transgender Athletes And Title IX In College Sports

Whether and how transgender women may participate in women's collegiate sports remains one of the most closely watched issues in the country.

United States Media & IT

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

MLB's Deferred Compensation Practice: How The Dodgers In 2025 Are Getting $241.44 Million Worth Of Value By Paying Only $115.61 Million

No MLB team has utilized deferred compensation contracts more than the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the next closest team being over $800 million behind.

United States Media & IT

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

High Stakes: The NCAA's New Betting Policy And The Risks For College Athletes

Effective November 1, 2025, NCAA student-athletes will be permitted to place bets on professional sports, including leagues such as the NFL, NBA, and NHL. On October 8, 2025...

United States Media & IT

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

What Happens In Nevada … May Impact Prediction Markets And Sports Gambling Across The U.S.

The sports-prediction market landscape just shifted. Nevada District Court Judge Andrew Gordon's newly released opinion denied Crypto.com's motion for a preliminary injunction against Nevada regulatory oversight for its prediction market product.

United States Media & IT

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Boston Strong And Trademark Rights – Why You Can't Own A City's Motto

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Esports' Surge Requires Navigating A Privacy Compliance Maze

Worldwide Privacy

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Section 230 Under Siege: How Would Revisions Affect Gaming And Web3 Platforms? (Video)

United States Media & IT

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Gamma Law

After House v. NCAA: Will Congress Or The White House Bring Order To College Sports?

United States Media & IT

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Lorem Ipsum Dolor Adipiscing

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

NCAA Takes Steps To Permit Gambling On Professional Sports While Continuing To Crack Down On College Sports Betting

United States Media & IT

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Ropes & Gray LLP

The Business Behind Sport: Aaryaman Banerji, Head Of Football Governance At Lane Clark And Peacock (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Collateral Consequences: The Iowa College Sports-Betting Scandal (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

The Payoff: Can US Financial Institutions Process Payments For Today's Gambling Industry? Growth Opportunity Or Too Much Risk?

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

CFTC's Advisory On Exchange-Listed Sports Event Contracts

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

U.S. Immigration Updates – October 2025

Worldwide Immigration

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Klasko

From Conflict To Clarity: Why The ADR Experience Matters In Successful Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

AMTL's AICP Files Second Case Against TSMC, Its Advanced Memory Amends Against SK Hynix

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Greenwashing Legislation Trends: Key Takeaways For Businesses

Worldwide Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Control, Creativity, Closure: The Mediation Advantage

United States Litigation

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JAMS

The Next Frontier In Sports: Legal Ramifications Of Biometric Data And Virtual Reality Innovation

The rapid expansion of biometric technologies in sports has created both significant opportunities and complex legal challenges.

United States Technology

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Unpacking The "House" Settlement's Impact On Collegiate Athletics (Video)

The recently decided landmark class action antitrust lawsuit, House v. NCAA, is expected to restructure the landscape of collegiate athletics.

United States Media & IT

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Sports Law Playbook: Q3 2025

The Sports Law Playbook returns with our fall 2025 edition, offering a closer look at the legal and business trends reshaping the sports industry.

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Sportico Covers Sports Practice Chair Gregg Clifton's Win Allowing Client To Play For San Diego State This Season

Sportico has published an article covering the success of Phoenix Partner and Sports Practice Chair Gregg Clifton and his Lewis Brisbois legal team of Brandon Wright and Conor Donze and their successful representation...

United States Media & IT

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

NCAA Eligibility Update: Sixth Circuit Scrutinizes Junior College Transfer Rules

United States Media & IT

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

CSC's First NIL Report Reveals $80 Million In NIL Deals, Although Overall System Efficacy Questions Remain

United States Media & IT

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

EU Court Of Justice Confirms: EU Courts Must Be Able To Review Conformity Of Sports Arbitration Awards With EU Public Policy

United States Litigation

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A&O Shearman

Littler Lounge: From Sports Brackets To Benchmarks – Navigating The Legal Side Of Workplace Contests And Incentives (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Trust Issues: Did The Clippers' Kawhi's Aspiration Deal Skirt The NBA Salary Cap?

United States Family

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Offit Kurman

Conversations With The Industry: Magnus Egerstedt, UC Irvine

United States Media & IT

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Foley Hoag LLP

Retail Partner & Managing Director Justin MacFarlane Was Interviewed By CNBC.Com On The Benefits And Risks Of Third-Party Retail Marketplaces

United States Consumer

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AlixPartners

Circuit Split Over NCAA Eligibility Rules Looms As Student-Athletes Take The Field

United States Media & IT

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Getting Paid For Nothing? The Legal Risks Of No-Show Jobs

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

Antitrust And Sports: Legal Framework And Evolving Landscape

United States Media & IT

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Boies Schiller Flexner

Retail Partner & Managing Director Justin MacFarlane Was Interviewed By CNBC.Com On The Benefits And Risks Of Third-Party Retail Marketplaces

Best Buy has launched a third-party marketplace on its website and app, more than doubling its online product assortment by adding new categories like home goods, furniture, and licensed sports merchandise.

United States Consumer

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AlixPartners

Circuit Split Over NCAA Eligibility Rules Looms As Student-Athletes Take The Field

As the new school year begins, several student-athletes are taking the field thanks to victories in the courtrooms over the summer. Buoyed by a U.S. District Court decision in December 2024...

United States Media & IT

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Getting Paid For Nothing? The Legal Risks Of No-Show Jobs

From political scandals to organized crime cases, the phrase "no-show job" is often associated with something shady.

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

Antitrust And Sports: Legal Framework And Evolving Landscape

Sports organizations in the United States have long operated under a patchwork of legal precedents and statutory exemptions that have largely shielded them from antitrust liability in the past.

United States Media & IT

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Boies Schiller Flexner

The College Sports Commission Releases Its Inaugural NIL Deal Flow Report

United States Media & IT

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Steptoe LLP

Implications Of Updated College Sports Commission Guidance Related To NIL Collectives, Transactions

The College Sports Commission (CSC) has updated its guidance to clarify its enforcement position in response to questions over the continued viability of "NIL collectives" and transactions.

United States Media & IT

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Four Things College Athletes Need To Know About Personal Branding In The NIL Era

It is more important than ever for college athletes to develop a strategy that enables them to make use of their name, image and likeness amid the rapidly evolving framework for college sports.

United States Media & IT

MP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

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

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Iowa Sports Betting Update: Changes To Iowa Withholding Requirements

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"

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

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

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

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

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

United States Employment

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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

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Jones Walker

Numerous Appeals Challenge House Settlement

United States Media & IT

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

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)

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

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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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Littler Lounge: From Sports Brackets To Benchmarks – Navigating The Legal Side Of Workplace Contests And Incentives (Podcast)

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Littler Mendelson

NIL Contracts Are Getting Smarter And Riskier: Legal Moves Every Athlete Should Make (Video)

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Trump 2.0 And Higher Education: Your Questions Answered (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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K&L Gates LLP

Parlaying Real-Money Gaming Success Via Social Ads

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Gamma Law

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