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For The Love Of The Game: The Case For State Bans On Youth Tackle Football, Adam Bulkley Oct 2014

For The Love Of The Game: The Case For State Bans On Youth Tackle Football, Adam Bulkley

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Caveat

This football season, millions of Americans enjoying their favorite pastime might feel pangs of a guilty conscience. Years of scientific research into the long-term neurological effects of tackle football and a recent settlement between the National Football League (NFL) and thousands of retired NFL players have made football-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI) a topic of national conversation. Current and former NFL players and even President Obama have participated in the conversation, saying that they would hesitate to let their sons play the game for fear of possible brain injury. Because research has uncovered signs of permanent brain damage in players …


Simply A Dress Rehearsal? U.S. Olympic Sports Arbitration And De Novo Review At The Court Of Arbitration For Sport, Maureen A. Weston Sep 2014

Simply A Dress Rehearsal? U.S. Olympic Sports Arbitration And De Novo Review At The Court Of Arbitration For Sport, Maureen A. Weston

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Title Ix And Baseball: How The Contact Sports Exemption Denies Women Equal Opportunity To America's Pastime, Brittany K. Puzey Jun 2014

Title Ix And Baseball: How The Contact Sports Exemption Denies Women Equal Opportunity To America's Pastime, Brittany K. Puzey

Nevada Law Journal

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Grounding Into A Double Standard: Understanding And Repealing The Curt Flood Act, Brett J. Butz Mar 2014

Grounding Into A Double Standard: Understanding And Repealing The Curt Flood Act, Brett J. Butz

University of Massachusetts Law Review

This note calls for an end to Major League Baseball's statutory exemption from antitrust law for acts that are considered part of the "business of baseball." The Curt Flood Act was a Congressional mistake, the product of years of faulty analysis and absurd holdings by the Supreme Court. This note will explain how the exemption came to fruition, outline the various problems with its inception, and conclude by proposing that Major League Baseball should be subject to antitrust law, just like all other professional sports leagues.


Michael Sam And The Nfl Locker Room: How Masculinities Theory Explains The Way We View Gay Athletes, Lisa A. Mazzie Jan 2014

Michael Sam And The Nfl Locker Room: How Masculinities Theory Explains The Way We View Gay Athletes, Lisa A. Mazzie

Marquette Sports Law Review

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Dmca: Professional Sports Leagues' Answer To Protecting Their Broadcasting Rights Against Illegal Streaming, Stephanie N. Horner Jan 2014

Dmca: Professional Sports Leagues' Answer To Protecting Their Broadcasting Rights Against Illegal Streaming, Stephanie N. Horner

Marquette Sports Law Review

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After The Arbitration Award: Not Always Final And Binding, Jay E. Grenig Jan 2014

After The Arbitration Award: Not Always Final And Binding, Jay E. Grenig

Marquette Sports Law Review

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Your Coach Is Watching: Can A High School Regulate Its Student-Athletes' Use Of Social Media?, Lauren E. Rosenbaum Jan 2014

Your Coach Is Watching: Can A High School Regulate Its Student-Athletes' Use Of Social Media?, Lauren E. Rosenbaum

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.