Sports Law News for the Week for March 12th

By Bennett Liebman

Legal Experts React to Mississippi's Anti-Transgender Law

https://lawandcrime.com/civil-rights/mississippis-new-anti-transgender-sports-law-banning-female-athletes-is-vague-and-unenforceable-aclu/

Athletes tell NCAA: Move tournaments out of states with anti-trans laws

https://www.outsports.com/2021/3/10/22323756/ncaa-letter-trans-student-athletes-basketball-football-tournaments-track-field-rowing-gymnastics

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against FanDuel

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=05d166db-e768-4354-aa3f-cdde7a5ee99b

Volleyball Player Lost Her Job Over Pregnancy

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/world/europe/pregnant-volleyball-player-sues.html

Sports fans win in post-COVID ticketing

https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/31011002/sports-fans-win-post-covid-ticketing

4 Ways The Pandemic Altered Sports Law, For Better Or Worse

https://www.law360.com/articles/1362154/4-ways-the-pandemic-altered-sports-law-for-better-or-worse

Darren Drysdale: FA give referee backdated suspension

https://theathletic.com/news/darren-drysdale-referee-suspension-ban/vCrpK4n5bfHp

Justice Department Backs College Athletes in Supreme Court Case

https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-backs-college-athletes-in-supreme-court-case-11615416343

Former NCAA Officials Blow Whistle on Amateurism

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2021/former-ncaa-officials-scotus-brief-1234624511/

NCAA Lawyer Files Petition To Cancel Vasectomy Mayhem Trademark

https://abovethelaw.com/2021/03/cocky-ncaa-lawyer-files-petition-to-cancel-vasectomy-mayhem-trademark-registration/

The Story Of Big League Advance, Which Hit A Grand Slam With Fernando Tatis Jr

https://www.outkick.com/the-story-of-big-league-advance-which-hit-a-grand-slam-with-fernando-tatis-jr/

Judge orders NFL, class counsel to 'address the concerns' about race-norming

https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/judge-orders-nfl-class-counsel-address-concerns-race/story?id=76321584

Logistics Of Staging March Madness 2021

https://www.forbes.com/sites/timnewcomb/2021/03/11/the-behind-the-scenes-logistics-of-staging-march-madness-2021/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Carrie&sh=5728798162bd

Ancestry Yearbook Lawsuit Uses Sports Cases as Precedent

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/ancestry-yearbook-lawsuit-1234624180/

The NFL Coach, the Nobel Prize Winner and One Crazy Idea to Fix Overtime

https://www.wsj.com/articles/nfl-overtime-rule-change-ravens-harbaugh-11615431254

Why an outright ban on gambling sponsorship would be a misplaced bet

https://www.sportspromedia.com/opinion/uk-premier-league-efl-ban-gambling-sponsorship-nigel-huddleston?utm_content=157256772&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-28330466

Evander Kane, Sharks notify bankruptcy court that they might void his contract

https://theathletic.com/2440277/2021/03/10/evander-kane-sharks-notify-bankruptcy-court-that-they-might-void-his-contract/

Meyers Leonard fined $50,000 for slur

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/11/football/nba-meyers-leonard-fine-suspension-spt-intl/index.html

Beijing 2022 'Well on Track'

http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__102799/Title__Beijing-2022-Well-on-Track/292/Articles

Rocket Mortgage Greatly Expands Partnership with Michigan State

https://msuspartans.com/news/2021/3/11/general-rocket-mortgage-greatly-expands-partnership-with-michigan-state-university-athletics-continues-role-as-official-mortgage-provider.aspx

Snyder Fails to Convince Court

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/snyder-attempt-to-unveil-critics-fails-1234624355/

BELICHICK OVERPAID BIELEMA TO AVOID ARKANSAS SALARY FIGHT, FILING SAYS

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/bill-belichick-robert-kraft-emails-1234624352/