(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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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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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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Attorneys who subscribe to Sports Litigation Alert primarily benefit from staying current on legal developments in the sports industry, accessing a vast archive of case law summaries, and having opportunities to publish their own articles. These benefits enable attorneys to: Stay Abreast of Current Law: The bi-weekly newsletter delivers timely case summaries and articles on relevant sports law…
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Professors use Sports Litigation Alert in the classroom primarily to supplement textbooks with current, real-world case studies, fostering better in-class discussion and allowing students to apply legal concepts to up-to-date issues. Key benefits for a professor include: Currency of Information: Textbooks can quickly become outdated in the fast-moving field of sports law. The bi-weekly Alert provides timely summaries…
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The Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association (IHSADA) has announced the appointment of Scott Garvis, CMAA, as its next Executive Director. Garvis will succeed Harley Schieffer, who has served with distinction as IHSADA’s only Executive Director for the past 11 years. A dedicated member of IHSADA since 1999, Garvis brings decades of experience and leadership…
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Florida made history a few weeks ago as the first state in the nation to require electrocardiogram (ECG) screenings for high school student athletes, following the signing of landmark legislation—The Second Chance Act—into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. This groundbreaking policy is designed to identify the 1 in 300 youth with an undiagnosed heart condition…
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(Editor’s Note: What follows is an excerpt from Sports Litigation Alert, the nation’s leading sports law periodical. Subscribers have access to more than 5,000 articles and case summaries.) A federal judge from the Western District of Arkansas has granted a school district’s motion for summary judgment in a case in which it was sued for…
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(What follows is a press release from California’a AG’s office.) California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a pre-enforcement lawsuit Monday against the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) in anticipation of imminent legal retaliation against California’s school systems. Last week, U.S. DOJ issued a letter requesting certification from California school districts that they will not…
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