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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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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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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Winston negotiated a settlement between Natalie Ryan, a transgender female athlete, and the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA), which makes her and other transgender women who have completed two years of hormone therapy eligible to compete in the female professional open division at all PDGA events. As part of the settlement agreement, the PDGA dropped…
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On February 7, 2024, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy (CT-D) and U.S. Representative Alma Adams (NC-12-D) introduced the Fair Play for Women Act in the 118th Congress. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MS-03) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1) co-sponsored the legislation. Donna A. Lopiano,…
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Hackney Publications announced today the release of the latest episode of Sports Law Expert Podcast, which features Ellen Zavian (https://www.ithaca.edu/faculty/staurows), a sports law professorial lecturer at The George Washington University School of Business and Law School and General Counsel for USA Lacrosse. The podcast segment can be heard here (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/holt-hackney/episodes/A-visit-with-Sports-Lawyer-Dr–Ellen-Zavian–of-USA-Lacrosse-e2dq7b4) Going forward, those interested in being…
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Tomorrow morning, current and former NCAA female athletes, coaches, and parents will rally outside of the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, to demand that the organization “stop discriminating against female athletes by allowing males to compete in women’s sports.” The rally’s theme, “We Won’t Back Down,” reflects the determination of…
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USA Boxing, the governing body of the sport in the United States, has adopted a new rule which would permit males (M2F trans athletes) to compete against women in a sport which requires competitors to inflict as much harm as possible upon their opponent by punching them in the head and body, according to George…
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U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (Missouri) sent the following letter NCAA President Charlie Baker yesterday, questioning the association’s policy about permitting transgender athletes in the locker room with biological female athletes. It reads as follows: Yesterday you testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on issues in collegiate athletics. Arguably none is more important than the safety…
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Hackney Publications announced today the release of the latest episode of Sports Law Expert Podcast, which features Arthur H. Bryant of Bailey Glasser, who is arguably the nation’s foremost plaintiffs’ attorney in the area of Title IX. The podcast segment can be heard here. Going forward, those interested in being notified when a segment of…
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