By: Riley Williams Gambling on professional sports from the venues where the games take place could soon be a reality in Arizona. Imagine attending a professional basketball game in downtown…
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Masai Ujiri Lawsuit Ends, Push for Racial Justice Begins
By: Owen Sandstrom The eighteen-month nightmare for Toronto Raptor’s President Masai Ujiri is finally over.[1] On February 10, 2021, Alameda County Deputy Alan Strickland dismissed his lawsuit with prejudice against Masai…
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NFL Likely to Take its Time in Decision on Punishment for Chad Wheeler
By: Collin Giuliani On January 23, 2021, Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Chad Wheeler was arrested on suspicion of felony assault-domestic violence.[1] Wheeler’s trial date is set for June 1.[2] Four days after…
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Live Panel Discussion Thursday, March 18
Please join the Arizona State Sports and Entertainment Law Journal on Thursday, March 18 at 12:15 pm MST/ 3:15 pm EST for a live panel discussion with the creators of…
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Quarantined Culture: The Pandemic’s Impact on the Powwow Circuit in Indian Country
By: Jacob Broussard An individual walking into a powwow for the first time would be forgiven for assuming these storied events have existed for millennia. Beating drums, vocable singing, and…
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No More Pirated Manga?
By: Eric Mormon The Japanese Parliament revised Japan’s copyright laws to address manga piracy, and the new laws went into effect on October 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021.[1] Anime and…
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Student or Athlete?: A Look at the NCAA’s Plan to Compensate Athletes for the use of their NIL
By: Daniel Keiser The issue of how college athletes will be compensated beyond the traditional “cost-of-attendance” scholarships has come into clearer focus in the past few weeks. On October 14,…
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International Free Speech and FIFA’s Efforts to Curb Discrimination in Football
By: Evan Stele The nation of Israel is no stranger to discrimination in international sports.[1] There is no better example of this than the long history of boycotts levied against Israel’s…
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Too Good to be True: The Regulation of Intersex Athletes’ Testosterone Levels
By: Noah Shanholtzer Intersex athletes’ participation in professional competitions has long been a controversy in the sports world. Specifically, women with the “46 XY DSD” gene variant, while identifying as…
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UCLA v. Under Armour – Is COVID-19 A Valid Reason To End A Sponsorship Agreement?
By: Katie Warren COVID-19 has brought a lot of change to our world. In these uncertain times, stores have closed, people have been laid off, movies are now streaming online…