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Indiana Supreme Court Asked to Determine Whether NCAA Violated Lottery Laws
Earlier this year, we posted that the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled that the method by which the NCAA distributes Final Four tickets could constitute an unlawful lottery.…
The IP Law Blog
College Licensing Front: Former Star Student-Athletes, Recent Court Order Move NCAA Licensing Suit Forward
By: Matthew G. Massari In February 2010, a U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of California denied the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Call for Papers from the Journal of Intercollegiate Sport for Its Scholarly Colloquium
The fourth annual Scholarly Colloquium on Intercollegiate Athletics will be held on January 12-13, 2011 in conjunction with the NCAA Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas. The theme for this…
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In re NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation: Former Athletes Seek A Share Of NCAA Licensing Profits
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) profits handsomely from the increasingly lucrative collegiate licensing and merchandising market— estimated to be worth $4 billion annually. Yet, current and former NCAA athletes…
Legal Profession Blog
Tulane Wins National Championship In NCAA Football
Every year someone does one of those chain-comparisons to declare, like, Slippery Rock the best team in the country. This year's winner is my Tulane Green Wave. I know this…
ContractsProf Blog
Trouble for Hoosier Hoops
The NCAA has alleged that Indiana University men's basketball coach, Kelvin Sampson, lied to NCAA investigators and violated NCAA rules. What he allegedly lied about was impermissible phone contacts with…
EvidenceProf Blog
Crimson Hide?: Alabama Judge Finds Ray Keller’s Character Is Not An Essential Element Of His Defamation Lawsuit Against The NCAA
By Colin Miller
The defamation trial between Ray Keller and the NCAA began this week in a courtroom in Jackson County, Alabama, but pursuant to the judge's odd order, jurors will not be…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Baseball blogger’s ejection raises loads of legal issues : New York Times
The eviction of a newspaper reporter for blogging a NCCA baseball "has stirred a debate about First Amendment rights, intellectual property rights and contract law," per the NY Times' Joe…
The Trademark Blog
“Blogger Ejected From NCAA Baseball Game”
LexBlog: "Blogger Ejected From NCAA Baseball Game" (Blogs are considered a 'live representation of the game' and blogs containing action photos or game reports are prohibited until the game is…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Blogger ejected from NCAA baseball game : Big implications for future blogging
It's not a lawyer being thrown out of a court room, but a baseball reporter was ejected for live blogging a baseball game. As reported by the Associated Press, Brian…