gender equity – Sports Law Expert

SRLA Publishes Safe at First, a Detailed Risk Management Guide for the Academic Community and Industry Professionals

October 31, 2024

The Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA), whose mission is to further the study and dissemination of information regarding legal aspects of sport and recreation, announced today that it has published Safe at First, making it available through its distribution partner, Hackney Publications, at https://pubs.hackneypublications.com/SRLA/subscribe.html “This is the most detailed risk management guide ever written…
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Hogan Lovells Advises Family Office’s Purchase of NWSL’s San Diego Wave Fútbol Club

October 18, 2024

Hogan Lovells has advised the Levine Leichtman Family Office (LLFO) on the acquisition of the San Diego Wave Fútbol Club, a National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) franchise, from its previous owner, Ron Burkle. Hogan Lovells also advised LLFO on the process of adding numerous strategic partners to the Wave ownership group. Lauren Leichtman will serve…
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Tulane Students Host 8th Women in Sports Law Symposium

October 14, 2024

The 8th annual Women in Sports Law Symposium (WiSLS) is taking place Oct. 18-19 at Tulane Law School, with a host of panels, speakers and other events geared at elevating women’s roles in sports law. The Symposium is a networking and professional development event organized by Tulane sports law students which provides attendees with the opportunity to…
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The Drake Group: ‘We Endorse 2024 GAO Report Detailing Title IX Enforcement Failures’

August 28, 2024

(Editor’s Note: What follows is a missive from the Drake Group endorsing the recent GAO report.) In April 2024, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, “College Athletics: Education Should Improve Its Title IX Enforcement Efforts.” Requested by U.S. Representatives Robert C. Scott and Suzanne Bonamici, both ranking members of the House…
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Party Files Brief Defending West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act

August 16, 2024

America First Legal (AFL) and its co-counsel, Christopher Mills, filed an amicus brief yesterday in defense of West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act, which requires students to compete “based on their biological sex.” After the District Court upheld the Act as constitutional, the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision. The Fourth Circuit’s…
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Transgender Sports Ban Upheld; Not Discriminatory

June 13, 2024

The Court for Arbitration in Switzerland has rejected a complaint by M2F transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who argued that attempts to prevent her from competing in elite women’s races are invalid, unlawful and discriminatory, according to GWU Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf. The professor noted that the decision was based on the major athletic…
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Athletic Directors Must Confront Double Standard Used for Female Employees

June 3, 2024

Julie Sommer, Executive Director of The Drake Group Education Fund (TDGEF), has called upon higher education leaders, coaches, and athletic directors, to confront “the epidemic of unfair treatment of female coaches and administrators in college athletic programs.” “We must confront the reality that female coaches and administrators are still being unfairly treated because of their…
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Sports Lawyers Association to Present its Award of Excellence to Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman

May 9, 2024

The Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) has announced that Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman will receive its Michael Weiner Award of Excellence, the highest honor bestowed by the association, on May 10 during its 49th Annual Conference in Baltimore. For details on the conference and attending the event, visit https://www.sportslaw.org/conferences/2024conf/ “It is in keeping with the…
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Study: Parents, Wealth, Race Drive Girls’ Chances to Play Sports

March 22, 2024

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

March 21, 2024

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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