“Super Bowling” for Revenue – NFL’s Cash Cow and the Legal Issues That Follow »
By Brendan Alan Melander
It’s Sunday, the fifth day of February 2017. There’s no National holiday, but family and friends all …
The Blurred Line Between Advocacy and Incitement »
By: Justin Gowan
Americans enjoy a unique privilege not shared by a majority of the world—the ability to publicly criticize …
Captain America’s Shield and Trade Secrets? »
By: Snehashish Sadhu
Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War ends with the Captain forfeiting his shield to Iron Man. But what is …
Censorship or Law Against Hollywood Age Discrimination? »
By: Yvonne Tindell
On September 24, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that will require subscription-based entertainment websites to remove or …
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on a Case That Will Decided the Future of Offensive and Disparaging Trademarks »
By: Adam Shelton
This past week the United State Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding whether part of the Lanham Act was …
Locker Room Talk? Not in Their Locker Rooms. »
By: Shelby Anderson
At the second presidential debate, the phrase of the night was ‘locker room talk’.[1] Just forty-eight hours before …
Effective Political Expression By Sports Organizations: A Cursory Analysis on the Reactions to North Carolina’s Bathroom Law House Bill 2 »
By: Tim Lauxman
Roughly $180 million.[1] That’s a (rough) estimate of economic loss from sporting events being canceled or moved from …
Winning a Medal; the Only Way to get Paid for Play According to the NCAA »
By: Alexa DuMity
Over 1,000 student-athletes competed at the Rio Olympics in 2016.[1] This included current and incoming student-athletes.…
NCAA Faces Further Legal Trouble »
By: Colette Phelps
August has not only brought the start of the long awaited college football season for the National Collegiate Athletic Association …
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 …