Trump told FIFA, Olympics and NCAA to get in line. For the most part, they complied

Dec 20, 2025 | News, Olympics, Sports Law, Title IX

It has never been unusual for the leader of the host country to show up for one of the biggest moments of soccer’s World Cup — the gala where the team pairings are revealed.  

Interview with Professor Jill Pilgrim

Jul 18, 2025 | Olympics, Sports Law

Professor Pilgrim discusses the legal landscape in the Olympic sports industry and explains why arbitration serves as a good dispute resolution mechanism for the dynamic world of sport.    

FIFA Abandons Principles Once Again by Dropping Anti-Racism Messages

Jul 16, 2025 | Civil Rights, Discrimination, News, Olympics, Sports Law

A month after FIFA president Gianni Infantino said racism and bigotry were such a blight on the beautiful game that offenders deserve criminal penalties, the federation seems to have lost the messages that had become a staple of its anti-discrimination campaigns. The...

There’s $1 billion in Trump’s tax bill for the LA Olympics in 2028. So how will that money be used?

Jul 16, 2025 | Business Law, News, Olympics, Sports Law

Just a few lines in the nearly 1,000-page tax and spending cut bill signed into law on July 4 by President Donald Trump mean big money for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. There, among a list of State Homeland Security Grant Programs funded by the bill, is $1...

EU human rights court rules Semenya did not get a fair hearing in sex eligibility case

Jul 16, 2025 | ADR, Civil Rights, News, Olympics, Sports Law

GENEVA (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights on Thursday in her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s sex eligibility rules. By GRAHAM DUNBAR and GERALD IMRAY...

ARBITRATION?

Dec 9, 2024 | ADR, Archive, Articles, Blog, Business Law, Consumer, Dispute Resolution, Olympics, Sports Law

By Jill Pilgrim, Esq. If you ask the random person what the term “arbitration” means, some individuals will be familiar with the term, others will admit they don’t know, and a smaller number will know exactly what you are talking about. The latter group will consist...