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Reflections on SLAC 2019

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Reflections from SLA 45 from a First Time Attendee Part 1 Reflections from SLA 45 from a First Time Attendee Part 2

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Reflections from SLA 45 from a First Time Attendee Part 2

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As I mentioned in part 1 of this review, the three-day Sports Lawyers Annual Conference was a mine of information and summarizing it adequately would be an impossible task. One would have had to be able to be at different places at once in order to attend every session and hear every word but, my hope is that my list of takeaways captures enough of its essence to be of interest to people who were in attendance and people who were not. In this second and last part, I focus on student-athletes in the NCAA, sports betting & gambling, and sexual abuse.

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Strikes for Kids v. NFL

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The Blitz 9/25/17

The Blitz

Important Sports & Sports Law News Week of September 25, 2017 ?Tweet of the Week: We’re witnessing one of the most important moments in sports history. — mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) September 24, 2017 ?Read of the Week: Paul D. Anderson captured both the legal and other ramifications of Aaron Hernandez’s Stage 3 CTE diagnosis …

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The Blitz July 4 – 9, 2017

The Blitz

Tweet of the week: Mama’s don’t let your babies grow up to be NFL’ers. Teach them hoops or baseball instead. Or the law. There will be lawyers. — Matthew Page (@N242DB) July 5, 2017 ⚖️Litigation Lane CHL Minimum Wage Lawsuit Quite possible the finances of the QMJHL’s 18 teams will be made public in …

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The Blitz – Special Edition 6/28/17 – Sports Betting Goes to SCOTUS

The Blitz - Sports Betting Goes to SCOTUS

What a wild ride!  After two separate defeats in district and appellate courts, an unfavorable en banc hearing, and a request for the views of the Solicitor General – which recommended the High Court deny review, the Supreme Court announced yesterday that they will indeed hear the New Jersey sports betting case! This special edition of …

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The Blitz 6/13/17

The Blitz

⚖️Litigation Lane: Strikes for Kids vs. NFL .@StrikesForKids objects to Magistrate Judges decision, makes another bid for deposition of Roger Goodell.
PDF: https://t.co/F8jUCtTkY0 pic.twitter.com/y5LGWBrqGj — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) June 10, 2017 @StrikesForKids says deposition of Goodell is “proper,” as “only & ultimate authority” on interpretation & enforcement of gambling …

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The Blitz 4/19/17

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⚖️Conduct Detrimental: In this new Conduct Detrimental episode, Daniel Wallach and Dan Werly take on the Aaron Hernandez “not guilty” verdict, Eli Manning and the Giants’ “Memorabiliagate” developments and the relocation lawsuit brought by the City of St. Louis against the NFL and how it may impact relocations going forward.  ❗️SPOILER ALERT❗️  Wallach says, “It may …

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The Blitz 4/12/17

The Blitz

?Crime Blotter: Joe McKnight Death Prosecutors want to use 2006 road-rage incident as evidence against Joe McKnight’s accused murderer | https://t.co/4xNndJnGBP — Ramon Antonio Vargas (@RVargasAdvocate) April 11, 2017 Joe McKnight deserved better than this death on hard asphalt. I wrote this for @TheUndefeated: https://t.co/zBWHA0oDd8 — Jane McManus (@janesports) December …

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The Blitz Weekend Edition 3/31/17

The Blitz

⚖️Litigation Lane: NHL Concussion Injury Litigation NHL Docs Unsealed In Concussion Litigation – Law360 1/2 https://t.co/ckbsMldBWU pic.twitter.com/P4e2hj0wzm — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) March 31, 2017 NHL Docs Unsealed In Concussion Litigation – Law360 2/2 https://t.co/BySRDMPH4S pic.twitter.com/J2tr7U5gli — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) March 31, 2017 GM meeting records describe NHLPA’s Glenn Healy …

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