The University of Michigan has a new argument: immunity. A little over a month after the school was sued regarding the hacking scandal surrounding their football team, lawyers for the school say they are immune from all liability. Lawyers for the University argued in their papers to the court that virtually all the claims... Continue Reading →
On April 10, 2025, NFL Draft prospect Isaiah Bond turned himself in to Texas authorities on a sexual assault warrant. On April 15, 2025, he filed a federal complaint against his accuser in the U.S. District Court of North Texas, alleging that he was the victim of “false allegations and coercion.”[1] Before the allegations were... Continue Reading →
Opening Day for the 2025 season looked a little different than anticipated for the 2024 World Series Champions. During the celebration of their World Series Championship and before the first pitch of the season, dozens of Dodgers fans joined one another in protest. These fans gathered in protest of one of the team’s... Continue Reading →
The saga over ownership rights to the Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBAS’s Lynx that started back in 2021 has finally ended. Glen Taylor, the current owner of both teams, has agreed to transfer complete ownership of each team to the ownership group led by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez.[1] The two agreed to purchase the... Continue Reading →
On March 20, 2025, former University of Michigan football coach Matthew Weiss was indicted by a federal grand jury on fourteen counts of unauthorized access and ten counts aggravated identify theft.[1] According to the indictment, Weiss allegedly illegally accessed a database that contained information regarding student athletes from more than 100 colleges and universities across... Continue Reading →
Professional sports leagues rarely force owners to sell their clubs unless they are financially unstable, there has been misconduct, or the owners’ actions are deemed detrimental to the league. In a unique set of circumstances, Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg has been under intense pressure by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and other team owners... Continue Reading →
In March of 2024, Clemson joined Florida State in a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) over their desire to exit the conference.[1] Both schools, who are powerhouses in the ACC, alleged that the conferences’ “exorbitant $140 million” exit penalty and the grant of rights used to bind schools to a conference through their... Continue Reading →
In the wake of the Deshaun Watson controversy, the NFL revised its Personal Conduct Policy, which now increases the penalties players could face for violating the rules. Watson was only suspended six games for his misconduct because under the previous Personal Conduct Policy, the third-party disciplinary officer was limited in her authority to prescribe a... Continue Reading →
Fourteen NBA teams are currently being sued based on allegations that they illegally synchronized copyrighted songs with videos they posted to their team’s social media accounts.[1]The lawsuits have been brought by Kobalt Music Publishing America (KMPA) and other companies that own or have licensed issues in the songs allegedly used by the defendants. The plaintiffs... Continue Reading →
In 1883, the United States Supreme Court decided the Civil Rights Cases which established the longstanding principle that the constitution only applies to the states, and not private actors.[1] Because the NFL is a private actor, it is not bound by the federal constitution and can limit employees’ expression in the work environment. Over the... Continue Reading →