This is the fifth and final installment of a five part series discussing the lawsuit seeking to prohibit the use of New York State funds in the construction of the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium. (Part I can be found here; Part II can be found here. Part III can be found here. Part IV can... Continue Reading →

This is the fourth installment of a five part series discussing the lawsuit seeking to prohibit the use of New York State funds in the construction of the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium. (Part I can be found here; Part II can be found here. Part III can be found here.) As the fourth segment of... Continue Reading →

This is the third installment of a five part series discussing the lawsuit seeking to prohibit the use of New York State funds in the construction of the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium. (Part I can be found here; Part II can be found here.) As the third segment of the series, this article will provide... Continue Reading →

This is the second installment of a five part series discussing the lawsuit seeking to prohibit the use of New York State funds in the construction of the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium. (Part I can be found here.) As the second segment of the series, this article will provide an overview of the two constitutional... Continue Reading →

This is the first installment of a five part series discussing the lawsuit against the use of New York State funds in the construction of the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium. As the first segment of the series, this article will provide the background of the financial agreement reached between New York State, Erie County, and... Continue Reading →

In March 2024, a group of activists filed a petition for the writ of certiorari in which they asked the United States Supreme Court to invalidate New York State’s financing of the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium. This lawsuit poses a problem because the funds have been appropriated and construction is well underway. This lawsuit, however,... Continue Reading →

On April 10, 2024, the Center for the Advancement of Sport at the University at Buffalo held a round table discussion with four members of the UB Athletic Department. The four members of the UB Athletic Department included: Mark Alnutt, Vice President and the Director of Athletics; D’Ann Keller, the Deputy Director of Athletics; Kelly... Continue Reading →

On April 3, 2024, a federal district court judge in North Dakota dismissed a lawsuit against the Washington Commanders and one of their ticket representatives. The lawsuit was brought by the Native American Guardian’s Association (“NAGA”), which claimed that the Commanders defamed the group and conspired to silence the voice of indigenous people who opposed... Continue Reading →

In December 2023, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Ted Leonsis reached an agreement that would move the NBA’s Washington Wizards and the NHL’s Washington Capitals out of Washington DC to Alexandria, Virginia. Under the agreement, Leonsis— the owner of the Capitals and Wizards—and Virginia planned to make a 9-million-square-foot entertainment district that would generate nearly... Continue Reading →

Even before NFL free agency started on March 13th, most free agents already had a new home. The NFL allows free agents to seek contracts with new teams in the two days prior to the start of free agency during what the league calls the legal tampering period. The legal tampering period, however, is not... Continue Reading →