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Sports Law Expert Podcast Interviews Attorney TaRonda Randall of Husch Blackwell About Collegiate Athletics

June 5, 2026

Hackney Publications has announced the availability of a recent interview with the TaRonda Randall, a leading sports lawyer with Husch Blackwell (https://www.huschblackwell.com/), on the Sports Law Expert Podcast. The segment, which features a free-flowing and timely discussion about collegiate athletics as well as other topics, can be heard here – https://open.spotify.com/episode/1RINifAw7X3zguPaGLWL25?si=zQ09QhNOQey_JE6oQofDBA. “TaRonda is an emerging…
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Beyond the Finish Line: Athlete Safety and the Expanding Scope of Concussion Liability in Olympic Sports

June 4, 2026

(Editor’s note: Reprinted from the pages and Sports Litigation Alert, the nation’s leading sports law periodical, providing subscribers with access to searchable archive of more than 6,000 articles and case summaries.) By Anna Giambelluca, Esq. When we think of concussion litigation, we picture professional football and other major contact sports. Cases involving the NFL, NHL,…
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NAACP Calls on Black Athletes & Fans to Withhold Support of Public Schools in States Attacking Black Voting Rights

June 3, 2026

The NAACP has launched the “Out of Bounds” campaign, a national call for Black athletes, families, fans, alumni, and consumers to withhold athletic and financial support from public universities in states that have moved to limit, weaken, or erase Black voting representation in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, “which gutted…
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Knight Commission Endorses a Solution for Collegiate Sports Woes

June 2, 2026

The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics announced its support of the NCAA’s proposed age-based, five-year eligibility concept, as it aligns with the standard four- or five-year college experience for full-time students. The Knight Commission also supports a change to the current transfer rules to set reasonable limits on athlete transfers to promote academic continuity and…
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Hackney Publications Recognizes the Top Thirty U.S. Sports Law Programs in 2026

June 1, 2026

By Oliver Canning The world of sports law is rapidly transitioning from a niche specialization to an exploding multidisciplinary field. As the sporting industry grows into a global asset class, legal education has pivoted with it, moving beyond teaching traditional contract negotiation into the complicated areas of private equity, AI, and the burgeoning name, image,…
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Hackney Publications Recognizes the Top Thirty U.S. Sports Law Programs in 2026 – 21-25 in Alphabetical Order

May 29, 2026

(Editor’s Note: Here are five schools (21-25) to be so recognized. We will highlight five more a day over the next three business days. The full article appears in Sports Litigation Alert on Thursday night) By Oliver Canning The world of sports law is rapidly transitioning from a niche specialization to an exploding multidisciplinary field.…
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Hackney Publications Recognizes the Top Thirty U.S. Sports Law Programs in 2026 – Third Five in Alphabetical Order

May 28, 2026

(Editor’s Note: Here are the third five schools to be so recognized. We will highlight five more a day over the next three business days. The full article appears in Sports Litigation Alert on Thursday night) By Oliver Canning The world of sports law is rapidly transitioning from a niche specialization to an exploding multidisciplinary…
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Hackney Publications Recognizes the Top Thirty U.S. Sports Law Programs in 2026 – Second Five in Alphabetical Order

May 27, 2026

(Editor’s Note: Here are the second five schools to be so recognized. We will highlight five more a day over the next four business days. The full article appears in Sports Litigation Alert on Thursday night) By Oliver Canning The world of sports law is rapidly transitioning from a niche specialization to an exploding multidisciplinary…
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Hackney Publications Recognizes the Top Thirty U.S. Sports Law Programs in 2026 – First Five in Alphabetical Order

May 26, 2026

(Editor’s Note: Here are the first five schools to be so recognized. We will highlight five more a day over the next five business days. The full article appears in Sports Litigation Alert on Thursday night) By Oliver Canning The world of sports law is rapidly transitioning from a niche specialization to an exploding multidisciplinary…
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Rhode Island Attorney General Sues Kalshi and Polymarket for Unlawfully Conducting Sports Gambling in Rhode Island

May 25, 2026

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has announced a lawsuit against Kalshi and Polymarket in Rhode Island Superior Court asking for a declaration that Kalshi’s and Polymarket’s sports-related “event contracts” amount to sports betting that is subject to Rhode Island state gambling laws. “There is no substantive difference between sports betting and ‘events contracts’…
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