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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Call for Papers
The Arizona State Sports and Entertainment Law Journal has issued a Call for Papers. Please read the attached document for more information or email our Submissions Chair, Brandon Wurl, at…
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“Drinking the Claws” and Beverage Laws: The Helter-Skelter of Hard Seltzer and Alcohol Regulation During COVID-19
By: Mark Edward Blankenship, Jr. You may have heard of the phrase, “There ain’t no laws when drinking the claws.” This originated from the emergence of hard seltzer brands, such…
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Domestic Violence in the NHL: Is No Policy Really the Best Policy?
By: Jacob Wiese Reports surrounding Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson have many sports fans questioning why there is an apparent discrepancy between the player conduct policies adopted by the…
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Attack of the Copyright Bots
By: Charles Klass Pianist James Rhodes was shocked to see Facebook had muted the video uploaded to his fanpage of his nimble fingers tickling the ivories to Bach’s First Partita.[1]How…
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UFC’s Encouraging Partnership with USADA
By: Yoonho Ji The California State Athletic Commission determined that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light-heavyweight championship bout between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier on July 29, 2017 was a…
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Collusion or Delusion? Colin Kaepernick’s Potential Claim Against the NFL
By: Brooks Brennan Last season, former San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick made news waves by spearheading a controversial protest of the National Anthem to support the Black Lives Matter…
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Forensics Meets Music
By: Amena Khestchin-Kamel The Question The question when it comes to plagiarism in the Music Industry is can judges and jurors really understand “striking similarity ” between two songs,…
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Public Funding of Professional Sports Arenas
By: Grant Cragun Sports fans find seemingly universal pleasure in watching their teams play, especially when their teams win. Many of these fans are extremely dedicated to their favorite sports…