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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - July 2025 #3

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U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday threatened the state of California with legal action after the state refused to ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports as demanded by President Donald...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - June 2025 #2

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The New York State Education Department said it won’t rescind a ban on the use of Indigenous mascots and names in public schools despite a threat from the Trump administration to pull its federal funding, telling the U.S....more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - March 2025 #4

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Twelve current and former tennis professionals filed a proposed antitrust class action in New York federal court on Tuesday, accusing the sport’s governing bodies of operating as a “cartel” that manipulates pay and rankings,...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - March 2025 #2

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A former staffer accusing World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and two of its former executives, including former CEO Vince McMahon, of assault and sex trafficking defended her bid to add more detail to her complaint, arguing...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - February 2025 #3

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Kansas State baseball player Cary Arbolida became the latest former JUCO athlete to file a lawsuit against the NCAA. He played three years of JUCO ball – including the COVID-impacted 2020 campaign – before spending the last...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - January 2025 #3

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Fitbit will pay a civil penalty of $12.25 million after it “knowingly failed to immediately report” a defect in its Ionic smartwatches that caused dozens of people to sustain burn injuries, the Consumer Product Safety...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - December 2024 #4

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NASCAR wants to press pause on a court order that stops it from blocking teams that have asserted antitrust claims against the league from its races, telling the judge who handed down the preliminary injunction that it thinks...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - October 2024 #3

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A former Olympian is suing New Balance over the end of her career. Khamica Bingham, a two-time Olympic sprinter from Canada, is suing the Boston-based shoe company alleging that a malfunction in her running shoes led to a...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - July 2024 #3

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. and a man who claims he suffered permanent eye damage because of a defective golf practice net bought from the company are asking a Georgia federal judge to keep his litigation on hold while they...more

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The Pitch - June 2024

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - March 2024

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One day, Name, Image and Likeness may pivot away from collectives and pivot toward university-based funding. At least one prominent athletic department is preparing for the possibility....more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - February 2024 #2

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Florida State University is pushing for the dismissal of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s NC lawsuit, saying it was prematurely filed to preempt the university’s own suit against the conference, in an attempt to win a “race to...more

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