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United States-Cuba Normalized Relations And The Mlb Influence: The Baseball Coalition Committee, Aaron Klein, Jake E. Marcus
United States-Cuba Normalized Relations And The Mlb Influence: The Baseball Coalition Committee, Aaron Klein, Jake E. Marcus
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
This note explores the past, present, and future of the path for Cuban baseball players into MLB. Specifically, this note will explore the late-2014 agreement between the United States and Cuba to normalize relations and its anticipated impact on MLB. Part I provides an extensive historical context of the relationship between the two countries with a focus on the effect that baseball has had on the relationship. Part II draws attention to MLB’s current policies and the resulting hardships faced by Cuban baseball players embark on the journey from Serie Nacional to MLB. Part III concentrates on the legal issues …
Major League Broadcasting: The Deleterious Effects Of Major League Baseball's Antitrust Exemption On Nevada Consumers With No Home Team, Andrew P. Dunning, Kerry E. Kleiman
Major League Broadcasting: The Deleterious Effects Of Major League Baseball's Antitrust Exemption On Nevada Consumers With No Home Team, Andrew P. Dunning, Kerry E. Kleiman
Nevada Law Journal
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The Jocks And The Justice: How Sotomayor Restrained College Athletes, Phillip J. Closius
The Jocks And The Justice: How Sotomayor Restrained College Athletes, Phillip J. Closius
All Faculty Scholarship
Two judicial opinions have shaped the modem college athletic world. NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma declared the NCAA's exclusive control over the media rights to college football violated the Sherman Act. That decision allowed universities and conferences to control their own media revenue and laid the foundation for the explosion of coverage and income in college football today. Clarett v. NFL held that the provision then in the National Football League's (NFL) Constitution and By-Laws that prohibited players from being eligible for the NFL draft until three years from the date of their high school …
Fair Use Of Foul Balls: Major League Baseball Advanced Media And Its Counterproductive Takedown Notices To Fans, Andrew Rissler
Fair Use Of Foul Balls: Major League Baseball Advanced Media And Its Counterproductive Takedown Notices To Fans, Andrew Rissler
Marquette Sports Law Review
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Switch Hitters: How League Involvement In Daily Fantasy Sports Could End The Prohibition Of Sports Gambling, Jordan Meddy
Switch Hitters: How League Involvement In Daily Fantasy Sports Could End The Prohibition Of Sports Gambling, Jordan Meddy
Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law
Whether in the form of lotto tickets or casino table games, gambling is legally permitted in some way in virtually every U.S. state. Yet, in all but a handful of jurisdictions, federal law prohibits wagering on sporting events or professional athletes in any form. Several economically challenged states, particularly New Jersey, have been trying to authorize sports gambling within their borders as a way to raise tax revenues and support their local gambling industries. While these attempts have thus far been unsuccessful, Daily Fantasy Sports have simultaneously experienced a meteoric rise, becoming a multi-billion dollar industry. This Note examines the …