By: Qianda Rao On December 6, 2021, The White House announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, saying the United States would not send any government officials to…
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HEIRS OF PUERTO RICAN BASEBALL LEGEND, ROBERTO CLEMENTE, COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEMISE OF PUERTO RICO’S SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
By: Brandon Marinelli Puerto Rico’s potential Sovereign Immunity death may come from the hands of one of its most famous icon’s sons. On August 5th, 2022, the heirs of the…
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THE POST-DOBBS LANDSCAPE OF WNBA AND NWSL TRADES
By: Kristina Major One day after athletes celebrated Title IX’s 50th anniversary, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.[1] The…
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THE LIV-PGA DISPUTE HEATS UP
By: Max Hardt The PGA has some unwelcome competition. LIV Golf, funded by Saudi Arabia’s Private Investment Fund,[1] launched a new golf tour in June, 2022 with the first of…
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL UNIONIZES UNDER THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION
By: Heather Udowitch MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL UNIONIZES UNDER THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION For over 100 years, Minor League Baseball (“MiLB”) operated without a formal union.[1] However, everything changed…
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THE DESHAUN WATSON SITUATION: NFL SETTLES FOR 11-GAMES AND MUCH MORE UNCERTAINTY
By: Joseph Halow On August 1, 2022, former District Judge Sue Robinson issued her decision on an unprecedented issue: Deshaun Watson’s punishment.[1] Watson, the Cleveland Browns quarterback, had just settled…
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THE PIASTRI PROBLEM
By: Ben Jose The reigning Formula 2 champion, Oscar Piastri, found himself seatless at the pinnacle of motorsport in Formula 1 for the 2022 season.[1] The generational talent signed on…
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COLLEGIATE ATHLETES, NIL AND THE COLLECTIVE CONTROVERSY
By: Shayna Stuart* *Shayna Stuart is an attorney at Richards & Moskowitz, PLC, was the 2017-2018 Notes and Comments Editor for SELJ, and she also worked as a research assistant…
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Sherman Act SmackDown: WWE Slammed with Antitrust Suit
By: Christian Stefo-Lestinsky World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has been hit with an antitrust lawsuit filed by one of its leading competitors, Major League Wrestling (MLW).[1] The suit, filed in the…
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Russia’s Teenage Pawn: The Doping Scandal of Figure Skating Favorite, Kamila Valieva
By: Tiarra Reed Russia is no stranger to doping allegations within international sports. In 2016, the World Anti-Doping Agency (“Agency”) was informed of Russia’s elaborate scheme to securing doping athletes…