A federal judge has left the door open for a former Division I college football quarterback to pursue his claim that the NCAA constitutes an illegal college sports monopoly, allowing him to amend a complaint that had been dismissed.
The NCAA is facing a potential game-changing legal battle that has some colleges worrying their athletic budgets could be halved.
The NCAA faces an array of litigation from current and former players, much of which posits antitrust allegations.
Bill Bock worked for more than 2 years to uncover evidence against Lance Armstrong.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney’s dean talks legal education and his future teaching plans.
A new federal lawsuit has been filed alleging that the Indianapolis-based NCAA constitutes an illegal college sports monopoly.
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Dean Gary R. Roberts has been appointed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). CAS is independent of any sports organization and provides services to facilitate the settlement of sports-related disputes through arbitration or mediation by means of procedural rules adapted to specific sports.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion Tuesday stating it believes the appellants in a discrimination claim have presented a genuine question of fact that merits further review.
New laws and policies are prompted by the long-term effects of head injuries in sports.
Attorneys help plan for the big event in February 2012 in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis attorney Norm Wain creates a new national Association of Corporate Counsel committee on sports and entertainment law.
A victim molested by the former swim coach at an Indianapolis high school and club team is suing the former coach, the school corporation and two swimming organizations, arguing several people knew of the coach’s past inappropriate contact with minors and did nothing about it.
Two former college athletes who lost their scholarships because of injuries are now arguing to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that they would have received multi-year athletic scholarships covering the costs of their bachelor’s degrees if it wasn’t for the “anti-competitive” National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I bylaws.
An Indianapolis sports law attorney who represented a prosecution witness at the start of the baseball steroid case against Barry Bonds recently saw the final “at bat” for the prosecution and defense in a California courtroom.
Naima Stevenson’s love for sports began about the time she realized that sports fans in her household got to watch the big TV.
Lawyers and judges who eat, sleep, and breathe the law might find it easy to forget that not everyone understands the finer points of how the justice system works. This is where legal commentators – analysts of the inner workings of the legal system – come into play.
If you watch the NFL Network, you may have recognized a familiar name among the commentators. Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis Dean Gary R. Roberts has been serving as an on-air legal analyst for the network discussing the current labor dispute between NFL owners and players.
While a Sports Law Clinic at an Indiana law school hasn’t gone to the Olympics since the 2006 winter games in Torino, Italy,
it doesn’t mean they haven’t been busy.
A class of 10 students at Indiana University Maurer School of Law – Bloomington has been getting hands-on experience helping an intellectual property lawyer who works with musicians, actors, and other entertainers on contract and intellectual property issues.
The Valparaiso Sports Law Clinic has created a free database of more than 20 years of cases, arbitration decisions, and current rules governing sports. The database covers more than 500 cases and arbitration decisions dating back to 1986 through today and has searchable versions of national and international rules governing various sports.