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April 15, 2025
Ga. Justices Wary Of Precedent In Gun Carry Age Limit Case
Georgia's justices on Tuesday questioned whether they would have to overturn more than a century's worth of precedent to revive a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Peach State's statutory prohibition on adults under the age of 21 carrying handguns in public.
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April 15, 2025
Expeditors' IT Shutdown Suit Nudged Toward Mediation
A Washington federal judge said Tuesday a sporting gear company's cybersecurity claims against a logistics contractor will likely survive, but suggested the parties try mediation instead of going straight to trial because it will be "next to impossible" for jurors to set aside their preconceived notions about the internet.
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April 15, 2025
Calif. Residents Sue Feds Over Tribe's Federal Status, Casino
Three Plymouth, California, residents and a civil rights nonprofit have alleged in a suit that the federal government conspired to approve federal recognition, fee-to-trust and gaming applications for the Ione Band of Miwok Indians, questioning the constitutionality of the trust relationship between the U.S. and Indigenous nations.
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April 15, 2025
NCAA Transfer Player Seeking Extra Season Denied By Judge
A West Virginia federal judge on Tuesday backed the NCAA and the consent decree that overturned the restrictions on athletes transferring schools, denying a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction for a college basketball player who wants to play one more season next year.
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April 15, 2025
Judge Again Denies Arbitration In Chicago Cubs License Spat
A Chicago federal court will not reconsider dismissing a lawsuit that accuses a rooftop owner of selling tickets to Chicago Cubs games and other events without a license, ruling it got it right the first time.
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- AGENCIES
- Sports governing bodies
- State attorney general offices
- State gaming regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
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- Stadium zoning and finance issues
- Sports industry lobbying
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- Disciplinary actions and enforcement
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- Disputes involving college athletes, including amateurism and discrimination
- Player safety issues
- Trademark disputes
- Right to publicity issues
- Fights over media distribution rights
- Suits over stadium projects
- Cases involving current and former sports figures
- TRANSACTIONS
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- Team ownership changes, team relocations and efforts to raise capital
- Stadium finance deals
- Stadium naming rights and sponsorship deals
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of sports law and gaming law practices
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