By Shelly Palmer In a disturbing exploitation of AI, former Pikesville High School (Maryland) athletic director Dazhon Darien was arrested for allegedly impersonating the school’s principal using AI voice synthesis to disseminate false racist and antisemitic statements. The synthetic audio, widely shared on social media, inaccurately portrayed the principal expressing derogatory views about Black students…
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Three students with a deep passion for sports law received the 2024 Weiler Awards during the Harvard Committee on Sports & Entertainment Law’s annual Harvard Sports Law Symposium. Established in 2008, the Weiler Awards honor of Paul C. Weiler, Henry J. Friendly Professor of Law Emeritus at Harvard Law School, considered to be the founder…
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By Gregg Clifton, Christina Stylianou, and David Tango The debate over student-athletes’ employment status has once again returned to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), this time drawing the University of Notre Dame into the dispute. Just weeks after the Dartmouth College Men’s Basketball team voted to unionize and be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in an…
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(Editor’s Note: What follows is an excerpt from the lead case summary in the latest Sports Litigation Alert. The article is written by one of our senior writers at Hackney Publications, Jeff Birren.) By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer A couple from Ohio attended a minor league baseball game. One was seriously injured. They sued the…
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The Washington Commanders have announced the naming of Dave Gardi as the team’s senior vice president of football initiatives. Gardi joins the Commanders after working at the NFL League Office for 21 years. He held the role of senior vice president of football operations for 10 years. Prior to his role as senior vice president of…
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The University of Virginia has promoted Jason Baum to the position of deputy athletic director for legal and regulatory affairs. Baum has been a member of the Virginia athletics department since 2014. Most recently, he has overseen the compliance department as the associate athletics director for governance & regulatory affairs. He replaces Jim Booz on…
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U.S. Integrity (“USI”) and the Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT) have announced a comprehensive partnership that will begin the process of launching professional disc golf into the world of regulated sports wagering. U.S. Integrity is an integrity monitoring service provider that has worked with various professional sporting organizations and major sportsbooks to ensure compliance and…
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Quinn Ewers, the star quarterback of the Texas Longhorns football team, has entered into a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) agreement with NICHOLAS AIR, marking the second private jet NIL deal for a collegiate athlete and the private jet travel company. Under the terms of the agreement, Ewers will collaborate with NICHOLAS AIR on various…
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Hackney Publications has announced today the inclusion of Church Church Hittle + Antrim (CCHA) to its “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About.” In addition, the company announced that Paia LaPalombara, who joined the firm’s Sports Law and Higher Education sections last fall, has also been featured on Sports Law Podcast. The segment can…
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Harvard Law Today recently interviewed sports law professor Peter Carfagna about the state of collegiate athletics. Among the questions was this one, and his answer: “Beyond NCAA enforcement action, it’s hard not to notice a considerable amount of open court cases regarding these rules and rights. Can you walk me through some of the ongoing…
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