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The Blitz 2/16/2020

The Blitz

We’ve compiled the most unique, impactful and compelling sports law stories for you in one digest counting down the Top Ten Stories of the Week.

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Feature Stories

Advocacy for Fairness in Sports

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It’s time to support good sports journalism

Support Good Journalism

Sheilla Dingus
@SheillaDingus
June 14, 2017 I just discovered that Vocativ Sports is no more. I find it particularly distressing in that this was an outlet that wasn’t the least bit shy in reporting on the injustices in the sports world. One of their writers Robert …

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The Blitz 1/6/17

The Blitz

NCAA Notes: Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post takes on the Seventh Circuit: Federal judges just compared college athletes to prisoners in their lack of ability to seek employee status. https://t.co/1vYEiHExSM — Warren K. Zola (@WarrenKZola) January 5, 2017 All self inflicted spending, most on bloated salaries and unnecessary amenities. https://t.co/Q2n7r1FcTw — …

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The Blitz 12/15/16

The Blitz

Crimes Against Women in Sports: Part 1 of my Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Sports Trilogyhttps://t.co/HQGet0sZ10 — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 15, 2016 Part 2 of my Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Sports Trilogyhttps://t.co/ivBAPnMy2o — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 15, 2016 Part 3 of my Domestic Violence and Sexual …

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“Real-life Approach” Needed for Dealing with Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Sports Leagues and Beyond

domestic violence in the NFL

As ADA Render emphasized, the needs of the victim need to be the “first priority” in cases of this nature. Both Daniel Wallach and Dr. Abrams expressed that the sports leagues, and NFL, in particular have difficulty grappling with this issue in part because they attempt to lump everything into a “one-size-fits-all” approach. The problem with that is there’s no standard victim and no standard offender.

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