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Study: Parents, Wealth, Race Drive Girls’ Chances to Play Sports

The likelihood that a girl will participate in high school sports in the United States is driven not so much by individual choice, new research suggests. Instead, decisions made by parents, the wealth of one’s family and community, and racial dynamics matter. By combining interviews with elite college athletes and analysis of data on over…
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UM to Host 2024 Global Entertainment & Sports Law + Industry Conference on April 4-5

On April 4-5, the University of Miami will host the 2024 Global Entertainment & Sports Law + Industry Conference,tackling topics including “The Revolution of AI” with insights by industry leaders, hot issues in the Latin American music industry and a women’s sports roundtable. Authorities in their fields, speakers include Dallas Cowboys general counsel Jason Cohen, Fanatics Collectibles…
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Dartmouth Refuses to Bargain With SEIU

By Gregg Clifton, David Tango and Christina Stylianou Dartmouth College (Dartmouth) has announced its refusal to bargain with the Service Employees International Union, Local 560, the recently certified union for the Dartmouth men’s basketball team. Although this reaction was anticipated, some still felt that Dartmouth might engage in negotiations with Local 560 based upon the union’s representation of Local…
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Stormy Courts – Addressing a Growing Problem in College Basketball

(Editor’s Note: What follows is an excerpt from Sports Litigation Alert. To subscribe, visit www.sportslitigationalert.com) By Prof. Gil Fried, The Crowd Management Doctor, University of West Florida Court storming is a rite of passage.  So was paddling, wedgies, and other antics that we have decided as a society need to end.  Maybe it is time…
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Schwabe Grows Sports Practice with Addition of Former NBA General Counsel

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt has announced that Ben Lauritsen has been hired as a shareholder. Lauritsen previously served as the General Counsel for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Rose Quarter, where he advised team and venue leadership in all legal matters and business operations. His in-house legal experience “working directly with senior management, boards…
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Author to Speak on Achieving Gender Equity for Women’s Athletics

Sheri Brenden, author of “Break Point: Two Minnesota Athletes and the Road to Title IX,” will speak at Luther College in Iowa on April 11 at 7 p.m. in the Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall, along with her sister, Peg Brenden. The book covers Peg’s involvement in a landmark civil rights case to…
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Get in The Game Sports Business Career Conference Focused on Students of Color Sets Date for Second Year

Now in its second year, the Get in the Game Sports business career conference, which was created to educate students of color about the sports business industry and its many career pathways, is returning to Baltimore November 8th – 10th, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD. Get In the Game (GITG) is led by…
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Littler Attorney Testifies Before Congress on Effects of Student-Athletes’ Employment Status, Unionization Efforts

Littler shareholder Tyler A. Sims testified yesterday before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce at a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development and the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions on “Safeguarding Student-Athletes from NLRB Misclassification.” Speaking as a former Division I athlete, retired professional hockey…
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Sports Lawyers Association Opens Registration for the 49th Annual Conference

The Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) has announced that its 49th Annual Conference will take place May 9-11 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, MD. This year’s conference is centered around the theme “Where Sports and Culture Collide.” SLA board members suggest that “the world of sports is not only a source of entertainment but…
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Transcend Capital Advisors Adds 16-Year Old Golfer Blades Brown To NIL Roster

Transcend Capital Advisors announced today that it has signed a multi-year Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) partnership with 16-year-old amateur golfer Blades Brown, currently the #5-ranked Boys Amateur (Rolex AJGA Ranking) and the 2023 Tennessee Men’s and Junior Player of the Year. Brown is a high school sophomore at Brentwood Academy in Nashville. Brian has…
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