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June 06, 2025
NY AG Shuts Down 26 Online Sweepstakes Casinos
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Friday that her office has shuttered the in-state operations of 26 online sweepstakes casinos, saying they are prohibited by state law because they involve risking something of value.
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June 06, 2025
New York Says It Won't Rescind Native American Mascot Ban
The New York State Education Department said it won't rescind a ban on the use of Indigenous mascots and names in public schools despite a threat from the Trump administration to pull its federal funding, telling the U.S. Department of Education instead that it's willing to broaden the regulation's reach.
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June 06, 2025
Seton Hall Suit About Negligence, Not MedMal, Hoopsters Say
Two basketball players suing Seton Hall University with claims their injuries were minimized so they could continue playing told a New Jersey聽federal judge Thursday that the lawsuit is about gross negligence, not their personal injuries, in a response to a motion for summary judgment.
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June 06, 2025
European Soccer Org. Under Fire For Stifling 'Super League'
Spain's competition watchdog opened an investigation into European soccer's governing body on Friday, focusing on a series of agreements it struck with top flight clubs to prevent them from joining the so-called Super League project backed by promoter A22 Sports Management.
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June 06, 2025
Off The Bench: NASCAR Antitrust Saga, White Sox Transfer
In this week's Off The Bench, an appeals court says聽Michael Jordan's聽auto racing聽team聽cannot compete amid an antitrust suit against NASCAR, the Chicago White Sox start a long ownership transfer process, and the woman who accused a college football coach of sexual harassment sues the university over its handling of the complaint.
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June 05, 2025
Crypto.com Says Nevada Can't Sue Over Sports Contracts
The derivatives platform owned by Crypto.com on Thursday urged a Nevada federal judge to block the state's gaming regulators from taking action over its sports event contracts, arguing the federal court has already granted similar relief to trading platform Kalshi.
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June 05, 2025
NJ Judge Trims Pool Equipment Maker Shareholder Suit
A New Jersey federal judge has dismissed some claims in a proposed investor class action alleging pool supply company Hayward Holdings Inc. concealed it was struggling with ballooning inventory and lowered demand, but ruled that some of the claims, including the claims against the company's consortium, can continue.
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June 05, 2025
La. Track Athlete Latest To Challenge NCAA Eligibility Rules
A graduate student at Southeastern Louisiana University has told a Louisiana federal court that the NCAA should not deny him another year of eligibility in track and field next year, because he is still within his five-year window to compete in four seasons.
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June 05, 2025
Katten, Covington Steer Deal In PE Billionaire's White Sox Bid
The Katten-advised Chicago White Sox announced Thursday that they have reached a long-term investment agreement that would pave the way for Covington-led private equity billionaire Justin Ishbia to obtain a controlling interest in the team.
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June 05, 2025
Former NFL Great Says Travelers Won't Cover Water Claim
Former New England Patriots linebacker Andre Tippett and his wife are suing a Travelers subsidiary over its denial of coverage for nearly $400,000 worth of water damage to their Massachusetts home, according to a complaint filed on Thursday in state court.
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June 05, 2025
DOJ Says NCAA Eligibility Rule May Benefit Student-Athletes
The U.S. Department of Justice is weighing in on the NCAA's eligibility rule, saying it is not聽asserting a position but asking the court to take a measured approach when considering the preliminary injunction request of聽a University of Tennessee basketball player.
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June 05, 2025
Chicago Fire Pitch $650M Arena For Vacant South Loop Site
The Chicago Fire soccer team has announced plans to build a $650 million stadium on a long-vacant site in the South Loop that was recently eyed for a new baseball stadium.
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June 05, 2025
4th Circ. Stalls Jordan's NASCAR Team During Antitrust Suit
The Fourth Circuit on Thursday threw a caution flag in a much-publicized antitrust suit against NASCAR by vacating an injunction that let two teams 鈥 including one co-owned by NBA legend聽Michael Jordan 鈥 keep their charter status while they pursue claims against the league.
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June 04, 2025
Judge Wants To Know Why Auctioneer Sued Atlanta Braves
A Texas federal judge asked auctioneer Heritage Vintage Sports why it had sued the Atlanta Braves after the team leaked a cease and desist letter to the press in Georgia, saying during a hearing Wednesday聽in the auctioneer's defamation suit that聽other parties had certainly challenged the validity of auctioned items before.
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June 04, 2025
Yogis' Legal Warrior Pose Gets Beach Ban Lifted At 9th Circ.
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday ordered a lower court to grant a preliminary injunction to yoga instructors who challenged San Diego's prohibition on free yoga classes at shoreline parks, finding the activity to be speech protected by the First Amendment since it imparts a skill derived from special knowledge.
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June 04, 2025
NBA, Online Retailers Settle Knockoff Sales Dispute
Eight online retailers have agreed to stop selling and distributing counterfeit NBA-branded products, according to a consent judgment a Chicago federal judge approved Wednesday between the retailers and the league's licensing arm.
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June 04, 2025
Ex-Dodger Bauer Bags Default Win For Settlement Breach
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Trevor Bauer has won a default judgment in a suit alleging a woman who had accused him of sexual assault violated terms of an out-of-court settlement by falsely claiming in public he paid her $300,000, according to California state court documents.
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June 04, 2025
NC Biz Court Bulletin: TikTok Tussle And Merger Melee
Spring has sprung momentous decisions and quiet resolutions in some of the North Carolina Business Court's top cases, from clearing for trial the attorney general's suit over a hospital's post-merger standard of care to Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP dropping its coverage dispute over a 2022 data breach.
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June 04, 2025
FIFA Slams Atty's Bid To 'Circumvent' DQ In Puerto Rico Case
A Puerto Rican attorney may not sidestep a disqualification order by dropping his personal claims from an antitrust case against FIFA in which he is both counsel and plaintiff, the organization told a federal judge Wednesday, arguing the lawyer is a "necessary fact witness" and therefore a conflict is unavoidable.
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June 04, 2025
Jack Nicklaus' Defamation Suit Can Stay In Fla., Court Says
A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that golf legend Jack Nicklaus can keep his defamation lawsuit against Nicklaus Cos. LLC in the state, despite a forum selection clause between the two that designated New York as the required venue.
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June 04, 2025
ACC, FSU, Clemson Drop Suits After Reaching Revenue Deal
The Atlantic Coast Conference, Florida State University and Clemson University have officially ended their legal battle spanning a year and a half and three state courts, dismissing their suits and countersuits three months after agreeing on a new plan to generate and divide athletic revenue.
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June 04, 2025
Neighbor Says Cubs Don't Own Sounds, Smells Of Wrigley
A rooftop owner near Wrigley Field being sued by the Cubs for allegedly infringing its intellectual property rights asked a judge to dismiss counts of misappropriation and unjust enrichment, saying the club聽does not have rights to the聽lights, sounds and smells that leave its property. 聽
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June 04, 2025
Weil Lands DLA Piper Entertainment And Sports Ace In LA
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is expanding its transactional team in California, announcing Wednesday that it is bringing in a DLA Piper entertainment, sports and media dealmaker as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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June 04, 2025
Calif. Official Defends Trans Athlete Rule Against DOJ Threat
California's top education official has聽responded to the U.S. Department of Justice's claim that a transgender girl's participation in the state high school track and field championships opened the door to a federal civil rights lawsuit, telling the state's schools the demands "are not in themselves law,'' and that the law supporting trans athletes "are in compliance with the U.S. Constitution.''
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June 04, 2025
Assault Survivor Sues MSU Over Identity Leak, Career Harm
A sexual assault survivor and activist has sued Michigan State University's Board of Trustees, alleging in a new complaint that the university mishandled her sexual harassment report against former football coach Mel Tucker and saying trustees publicly disclosed her identity against university policy. 聽
Expert Analysis
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Behind 3rd Circ. Ruling On College Athletes' FLSA Eligibility
The Third Circuit's decision that college athletes are not precluded from bringing a claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act raises key questions about the practical consequences of treating collegiate athletes as employees, such as Title IX equal pay claims and potential eligibility for all employment benefits, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Video Game Release Highlights TM Pitfalls Of App Store
The upcoming release of poker video game Balatro in Apple's App Store underscores the tradeoff of keyword advertising and trademark protection for indie developers who, unlike corporate counterparts, lack resources but seek to maximize the reach of their game, say Parmida Enkeshafi and Simon Pulman at Pryor Cashman.
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Del. Dispatch: Drafting Lessons For Earnout Provisions
The Delaware Court of Chancery's recent decision in Medal v. Beckett Collectibles provides guidance for avoiding ambiguity in provisions relating to the acceleration of earnout payments under specified circumstances, and provisions mandating good faith negotiations before bringing earnout litigation, say attorneys at Fried Frank.
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Assessing Algorithmic Versus Generative AI Pricing Tools
A comparison of traditional algorithmic pricing models and those powered by generative artificial intelligence can help regulators and practitioners weigh the pros and cons of relying on large language models to price products or services, say Maxime Cohen at McGill University, and Tim Spittle and Jimmy Royer at Analysis Group.
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A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President
For the first time in a presidential election, both of the leading candidates and their parties have been vocal about artificial intelligence policy, offering clues on the future of regulation as AI continues to advance and congressional action continues to stall, say attorneys at Mintz.
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How Companies Are Approaching Insider Trading Policies
An analysis of insider trading policies recently disclosed by 49 S&P 500 companies under a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule reveals that while specific provisions vary from company to company, certain common themes are emerging, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Court Denial Of $335M UFC Deal Sets Bold Antitrust Precedent
A Nevada federal court鈥檚 recent refusal to accept a $335 million deal between Ultimate Fighting Championship and a group of former fighters to settle claims of anticompetitive conduct was a rare decision that risks the floodgates opening on established antitrust case law, says Mohit Pasricha at Lawrence Stephens.
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How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.
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Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.
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Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
After the U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.
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5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond
As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.
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Series
Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer
My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer 鈥 punctuality, memorization, creativity and more 鈥 have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.
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Until Congress Acts, EDNY 'Insider Betting' Case Is Premature
The Eastern District of New York鈥檚 novel wire fraud conspiracy indictment in U.S. v. Pham may have prematurely heralded a new era in federal gambling enforcement, but in the absence of an 鈥渋nsider betting鈥 statute, sportsbooks 鈥 not prosecutors 鈥 should be responsible for enforcing their terms of use, says attorney Jonathan Savella.
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How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'
Law firm decision making can be stifled by 鈥渃ollaboration drag鈥 鈥 characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent 鈥 but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.
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Opinion
Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process
Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.