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The Obese And The Elite: Using Law To Reclaim School Sports, Dionne L. Koller
The Obese And The Elite: Using Law To Reclaim School Sports, Dionne L. Koller
Oklahoma Law Review
Sports in schools are a uniquely American phenomenon. Athletic programs flourish in high schools, colleges, and universities with traditionally very little interference by legislatures or courts. The most notable, if not limited, exception to this deference is Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title IX), which prohibits educational institutions receiving federal financial assistance from discriminating on the basis of gender. As applied to athletic programs, Title IX is often cited as a public policy success. The law has led to the creation of meaningful sports participation opportunities for women and girls and shaped new norms for sports …
An Incomplete Pass: Inadequacies In Ohio's Youth Concussion Legislation And The Ongoing Risk For Players, Andrew J. Kane
An Incomplete Pass: Inadequacies In Ohio's Youth Concussion Legislation And The Ongoing Risk For Players, Andrew J. Kane
Journal of Law and Health
Broadly, this paper questions whether Ohio’s recently enacted youth concussion legislation adequately addresses the public health issue of sport-related brain injury, and contends that it does not. To that end, it first addresses the significance of traumatic brain injuries, including concussions, explaining that the failure to protect youth athletes from these potentially fatal conditions has largely resulted from a lack of awareness of their influence on neurological functions, and of their potential to cause serious brain injury. Next, this paper examines several legislative responses enacted by other states, all of which were in place before Ohio’s, and compares the recently …
Is It Time To Revisit The Doctrine Of State Action In The Context Of Intercollegiate And Interscholastic Sports, Richard J. Hunter Jr., Paula Alexander Becker
Is It Time To Revisit The Doctrine Of State Action In The Context Of Intercollegiate And Interscholastic Sports, Richard J. Hunter Jr., Paula Alexander Becker
Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal
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Rethinking Gender Opportunities: Nontraditional Sports Seasons And Local Preferences, Kristen Boike
Rethinking Gender Opportunities: Nontraditional Sports Seasons And Local Preferences, Kristen Boike
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
In Communities for Equity v. Michigan High School Athletic Association, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court decision, holding that the scheduling of high school girls' sports in "nontraditional" seasons in Michigan violated the Equal Protection Clause. The Supreme Court of the United States, granting certiorari, vacated and remanded this case back to the Sixth Circuit. This Note suggests reasons why the Sixth Circuit and/or the United States Supreme Court should protect the Michigan High School Athletic Association's (MHSAA) current scheduling of sports seasons. Specifically, using the model provided by Romer v. Evans and …
Striking Out With Title Ix: Horner V. Kentucky High School Athletic Ass'n And The Sixth Circuit's Interpretation Of Unintentional Discrimination Under Title Ix And The Possibility Of Recovering Monetary Damages, Dawn N. Zubrick
Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal
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Excessive Exercise As Corporal Punishment In Moore V. Willis Independent School District - Has The Fifth Circuit Totally Isolated Itself In Its Position, Kristina Rico
Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal
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The Unequal Playing Field - Exclusion Of Male Athletes From Single-Sex Teams: Williams V. School District Of Bethlehem, Pa, Renee Forseth
The Unequal Playing Field - Exclusion Of Male Athletes From Single-Sex Teams: Williams V. School District Of Bethlehem, Pa, Renee Forseth
Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal
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