Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
Indiana University has followed the lead of neighboring Notre Dame and filled its Athletic Director’s position with a sports attorney. Attorney Fred Glass has been prominently involved in the construction of Lucas Oil Stadium and with bringing a Super Bowl to Indianapolis. Now he will lead Indiana’s Athletic Department. Given the complexity of coaching contracts, including buyout and [...]
The Seton Hall Law School Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law has assembled an impressive roster of panelists for its Symposium on November 7, 2008. The Symposium – entitled “From the Arena to the Streets – The Pressure Placed on Athletes, Entertainers and Management” will focus on three legal issues: Constructing and Operating Sport & [...]
Fan conduct is under the microscope. Collegiate Athletic Directors, especially in basketball and football, have been trying to come up with solutions to fan behavior that often includes foul language, offensive signs, and personal taunts of opposing players. The NFL recently instituted a “Fan Code of Conduct.” These developments have some fans asking the question “what [...]
I never intended to make consecutive soccer related posts, but the breaking news out of New York deserves some attention. For the first time in MLS history, the League has handed down a suspension for use of performance enhancing drugs (the League has had its drug policy for 9 years). New York Red Bulls Goalkeeper [...]
With my time in the ctsportslaw.com director’s chair coming to a close (and no new news on the Nate Miles front), I thought I would post a potpourri of soccer information for your review. Major League Soccer announced its applicants for its next round of Expansion in 2011 (Seattle starts next year and Philly in [...]
Updating an ongoing story, UCONN Hoops freshman Nate Miles has filed an appeal with the University in an effort to reverse his expulsion. http://www.connpost.com/sports/ci_10691306. According to his legal guardian Sean Patterson, the intent of the appeal is academic, not athletic. As noted in ctsportslaw.com last week, the restraining order directed against Miles has been dismissed [...]
Earlier this week, we blogged about Nate Miles, the UCONN first year player expelled by the university for violating the terms of a restraining order http://ctsportslaw.com/2008/10/07/suspension-of-nate-miles-rocks-uconn/. It appears that Mr. Miles’ legal saga is continuing both in the Courts and at UCONN. Earlier this week, neither Miles nor the Complainant appeared in Rockville Superior Court [...]
