Read More Sports Deshaun Watson: The NFL’s New Disciplinary Procedure Put to the Test The NFL’s Troubled Past The NFL’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, has historically faced extreme criticism for relaxed disciplinary decisions.1[1]Rodger… bySamantha SchmitzNovember 28, 2022
Read More BESLS Sports An Antitrust Conversation: LIV Golf v. PGA Tour The Brooklyn Entertainment & Sports Law Society and the Antitrust & Competition Law Association welcomed Professor Jodi… byDaniel ErberOctober 19, 2022
Read More Sports Mental Health and the NBA CBA: Making Sense of the Ben Simmons Arbitration It is established practice in the NBA for players and the player’s union (“NBPA”) to jointly bring individual… bySkyler SandsOctober 6, 2022
Read More Sports Richaun Holmes & The Sacramento Kings: NBA Franchise Duties and Discipline for Disclosure of Off-Court Player Behavior On March 18, the Sacramento Kings announced that Richaun Holmes would miss the remainder of the 2022 NBA… bySkyler SandsApril 11, 2022
Read More Sports A Wager Not Worth The Risk: How Calvin Ridley Violated NFL’s Most Forbidden Rule Sports Gambling Landscape On May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on… byCole RosenblumMarch 31, 2022
Read More Sports Brian Flores’ Lawsuit Against the NFL: The Background, the Legal Claims, and the Next Steps Former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores sent shockwaves through the sports world when he filed a class-action… byJared WolffMarch 24, 2022
Read More Sports Novak Djokovic Loses When Facing a Different Type of Court The 2022 Australian Open ended in dramatic fashion, with Spain’s Rafael Nadal overcoming a two-set deficit to defeat… byAnthony Damon and Brendan DugganFebruary 15, 2022
Read More Sports Labor Laws Looming over the MLB Lockout As the clock struck midnight on December 2, 2021, the collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) between Major League Baseball… bySpencer Markbreiter and Cooper SiegelFebruary 9, 2022
Read More Sports How Antitrust Law and Transfer Restrictions Might Decide the Fate of Student-Athlete “Free Agency” The NCAA’s transfer restrictions on student-athletes are a common subject of impassioned debate. Under the former rule, student-athletes… byMatthew ZapataFebruary 2, 2022
Read More Sports Will Major League Baseball Soon Strike Out on its Antitrust Exemption? Since 1922, Major League Baseball (“MLB”) alone among U.S. professional sports leagues has enjoyed a judicially created antitrust… byFrancesca CasalinoDecember 1, 2021