Federal Regulation of Sports

• Telecasting of Professional Sports Contests (32 U.S.C., Chapter 32)
• Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq.)  
  Prohibit sex discrimination in federal subsidized education.  See regulations under Title IX.  

State Regulation of Sports

• California Labor Code §§ 1530 et seq. 
  Governs sports contracts
• California Labor Code §§ 1510 et seq.
  Mandates athletes’ agents register with California 
• Boxing, Sparring and Wrestling Ch. 912/20

Cases

• Recent Sports Law Decisions (U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals) from Cornell Library.
• Recent Sports Law Decisions (U.S. Supreme Court) from Cornell Library.

Student Athletes

• Do Universities Have A Special Duty Of Care To Protect Student-Athletes From Injury? by Michelle D. Mcgirt.  (1999).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.  
• A Critical Look At The So-Called Locker Room Mentality As A Means To Rationalize The Drug Testing Of Student Athletes by Walter T. Champion.  (1997).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• Why Can’t The Football Team Read?: The Growing Threat Of Liability by Chris Truax.  (1997).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• College Football Players Can’t Tackle Athletic Conference’s Tough Sanctions: Hairston V. Pacific 10 Conference by Michael H. Gold.  (1998).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• When A Handicap May Be An Advantage: Mcpherson V. Michigan High School Athletic Association Evaluates The Relationship Of The Rehabilitation Act And The ADA To Athletic Association Maximum Semester Rules by John Encarnacion.  (1998).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• University Of Colorado V. Derdeyn: The Constitutionality Of Random, Suspicionless Urinalysis Drug Testing Of College Athletes by Robert L. Roshkoff  (1996). 

Labor Relations In Sports

• Introduction: Strife, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Money: Labor Relations In Professional Sports by Craig W. Palm.  (1997).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• Collective Bargaining In The National Football League: A Historical And Comparative Analysis by C. Peter Goplerud.  (1997).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• Labor Or Antitrust? Let The Players Choose by Robert A. Mccormick.  (1997).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• Major League Baseball’s Labor Turmoil: The Failure Of The Counter-Revolution by Jeffrey S. Moorad.  (1997).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.

Olympics

• Speech: Legal Issues And The Olympics by Ronald T. Rowan.  (1996).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• Resolving Disputes Over Financial Management Of Athletes: English And American Experiences by James A.R. Nafziger.  (1996).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• Ambushing The Olympic Games by Robert N. Davis.  (1996).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• Going For The Gold: The Representation Of Olympic Athletes by Sara Lee Keller-Smith And Sherri A. Affrunti.  (1996).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.

Antitrust Issues

• A History And Analysis Of Baseball’s Three Antitrust Exemptions by Joseph J. Mcmahon, Jr. And John P. Rossi.  (1995). 
• “The Phoenix Phillies Vs. The Philadelphia Phillies”: A Recently Discovered Opinion On “Baseball” And The “Antitrust” Exemption by Joseph W. Dellapenna.  (1998).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.

Agents and Attorneys

• Uniform Athlete-Agents Act (Final Act 2000, Nov. 30, 2000) by the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws.
• Conflicts For Sports And Entertainment Attorneys: The Good News, The Bad News, And The Ugly Consequences by John A. Walton.  (1998).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.

Gender Issues in Sports

• The Unequal Playing Field – Exclusion of Male Athletes From Single-Sex Teams: Williams v. School District of Bethlehem, PA. by Renee Forseth and Walter Toliver (1995).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• Introduction: Gender Equality in Sports by Richard E. Lapchick (1995).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• Cohen V. Brown: I Am Woman, Hear Me Score by Ted Riley Cheesebrough.  (1998).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.

Race Issues in Sports

• Wage Discrimination In The National Basketball Association: Is There Discrimination Based On Race? By Sean D. Johnson.  (1999).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• The Past As Moral Guide To The Present: The Parallel Between Martin Luther King, Jr.’S Elements Of A Nonviolent Civil Rights Campaign And Jackie Robinson’s Entry Onto The Brooklyn Dodgers by James R. Devine.  (1996).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.

Misc. Issues

• The Legal Ramifications Of Saving Face: An Integrated Analysis Of Intellectual Property And Sport by Darryl C. Wilson.  (1997).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• Dailey v. National Hockey League: The Impact of ERISA’s Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction on the Applicability of the Princess Lida Doctrine in an International Sports Context by Candice I. Polsky (1994).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
•  Tax Considerations For Australian Athletes Joining Professional Teams In The United States by William H. Baker.  (1999).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• The Legal Battles Of G.I. Joe: The Jurisprudence Of Distinctive Fingernails, Action Figures, Ninjas And Distinguished Marines by A. Jack Guggenheim.  (1999).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• Court Of Arbitration For Sports by Dimitrios Panagiotopoulos.  (1999).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
• The Americans With Disabilities Act And Its Application To High School, Collegiate And Professional Athletics by Jonathan R. Cook.  (1999).  Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.