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A More Just, Inclusive Future For Sports, Dionne L. Koller
A More Just, Inclusive Future For Sports, Dionne L. Koller
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This issue of the Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport (JLAS) was dedicated to women in sports law, with a specific emphasis on inclusiveness and new ideas. For decades, the central focus of the law and policy directed to women and sports was Title IX enforcement and securing opportunities for participation. As we approach Title IX’s 50th anniversary, it is clear that the law has greatly expanded participation opportunities for women and powerfully altered the norms around women and sports. Nevertheless, much work remains. Women and girls still do not enjoy the full measure of equality that Title …
Hell Hath No Fury Like A Fan Scorned: State Regulation Of Sports Agents, Phillip J. Closius
Hell Hath No Fury Like A Fan Scorned: State Regulation Of Sports Agents, Phillip J. Closius
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This article first describes the existing system of state statutes regulating sports agents, including the proposed Model Uniform Athlete Agents Act. The article then examines the validity of these statutes in the context of jurisdictional limitations and dormant Commerce Clause principles. Lastly, federal regulation and the rules of professional sports unions are considered as alternatives to state legislative activity.
Not At The Behest Of Nonlabor Groups: A Revised Prognosis For A Maturing Sports Industry, Phillip J. Closius
Not At The Behest Of Nonlabor Groups: A Revised Prognosis For A Maturing Sports Industry, Phillip J. Closius
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For most of its history, professional athletics was governed by the unilateral decisions of team owners acting in a league format. In the last twelve years, however, a variety of sporting groups, through access to the judicial system and a changed perception of the legal status of sports, have forced the owners to share the power and wealth derived from the games. Players, unions, agents and rival leagues all now participate, in some form, in the decisions which will shape the future of sports. In the course of this growth, the sports industry has matured into a national business possessed …