The move will disrupt a textbook publishing industry that has been charging students exorbitant fees without any checks and balances. Hackney Publications announced today that it has published a free textbook for instructors who teach sports law at the undergraduate level. The text, Sports Law Basics, is meant to accomplish two things, according to Holt Hackney,…
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A new study has found little evidence that the NFL’s draft order accurately predicts player performance, raising questions about how teams value draft picks and evaluate talent. Researchers analyzed data from 2,544 players selected in the NFL Draft between 2011 and 2020 and found that players chosen earlier in the draft generally did not outperform…
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(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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By Anna Giambelluca, Esq. Sports law presents a built-in teaching challenge. The field itself evolves quickly—courts are almost constantly addressing questions about athlete rights, institutional liability, gender equity, labor relations, and league authority. Yet the primary teaching tool in many classrooms remains the textbook, which is effectively frozen in time at the moment it is…
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100lawfirms.com is a portal that recognizes excellence and serves as a resource for those in need of experienced and capable legal counsel in the sports law arena. Hackney Publications announced today that it has published the sixth annual “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practices You Need to Know About,” which is a directory that serves…
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Hackney Publications (HP), the nation’s leading publisher of sports law periodicals, will publish its 6th annual list of “100 Law Firms with Sports Law Practice Groups You Need to Know About” on March 16. It won’t be easy identifying the top 100 for the portal, which recognizes excellence and serves as a resource for those…
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Proskauer has announced that partner Rob Freeman has been recognized in Variety’s 2025 Dealmakers Impact Report, which profiles the top financiers, attorneys, executives, entrepreneurs and more who forged major deals that have changed the media landscape. Freeman is co-head of Proskauer’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group and a member of the Sports Group. For over…
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Kutak Rock has announced the formation of its College Athletics and Private Capital Focus Group, a multidisciplinary team within the firm’s College Athletics Industry Practice Group, designed “to help colleges and universities navigate the rapidly changing landscape of collegiate athletics. “ Attorney John Long, a nationally recognized college athletics attorney who recently joined the firm,…
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FROM THE PAGES OF SPORTS LITIGATION ALERT AND THE ARCHIVE OF MORE THAN 6,000 CASE SUMMARIES AND ARTICLES. By Jeff Birren, Senior Writer Shyler Drumm was severely injured by a classmate. His parents had previously complained to the football coach about the harassment Drumm was receiving from teammates. The coach told the players to stop…
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Sports law sits at the intersection of multiple complex disciplines—labor law, antitrust, intellectual property, tort liability, contracts, Title IX, NIL compliance, and league governance. Because issues move quickly and litigation evolves in real time, high-quality research tools are essential for practitioners, scholars, and students. Whether you’re drafting a memo, building a syllabus, preparing a lecture,…
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