On 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ win, a push to honor her in Congress

Sep 25, 2023 | Entertainment, News, Title IX

September 20th, 2023, Brian Mahoney, AP Sports Writer, ABC NEWS — On the 50th Anniversary of King defeating Riggs, the former No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player, three senators have introduced a bill to honor King and all that they have done for the equality...

ATP Tour plan ensures players get guaranteed annual income

Sep 7, 2023 | News, Sports Law

August 22nd, 2023, Associated Press — The Association of Tennis Professionals has announced that starting in 2024, men’s professional tennis players ranked in the Top 100 will be guaranteed an annual income of $300,000.   Read...

Registration Guidance for Works Containing AI-generated Content; US Copyright Office Webinar

Sep 7, 2023 | Entertainment, News, Sports Law

June 28, 2023, Rob Kasunic & Erik Bertin — A webinar conducted by The Copyright Office to evaluate applications that register AI generated material in various types of works. Read more

Ticketmaster’s ‘mass arbitration’ strategy runs into skeptical judge

Jul 21, 2023 | ADR, Entertainment, News, Sports Law

July 13th, 2023, Courthouse News Service, Edvard Pettersson– “Ticketmaster’s bid to force unhappy customers to resolve their grievances through “mass arbitration” rather than litigate them in court received a skeptical reception by a...

World cycling’s governing body bans female transgender athletes from women’s events

Jul 21, 2023 | News, Olympics, Sports Law, Transgender Rights

July 14th, 2023, The Associated Press — “Female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will no longer be able to compete in women’s races, world cycling governing body the UCI said…” Read More

Moises Jimenez et al. v. New York City Department of Education (Sports Equity Case): Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement

Jul 14, 2023 | Education, News, Personal & Family

Class Action being brought against NYC Department of Education for the 2021-2024 school years “The proposed settlement resolves a class action lawsuit claiming that the NYC Department of Education and the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) treated Black and...