Sports
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Sports
Sports And The Law: Why PETA Shouldn't Blame Roger Goodell For Michael Vick's Return
This Sunday marks Michael Vick’s official return to the National Football League–an event that has been widely criticized by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (“PETA”), as well as some sports writers and doggie bloggers. What those who criticize NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for reinstating Vick fail to understand, however, is that the NFL […] -
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Sports and the Law: First Brief in American Needle v. NFL Due on Friday
For those who have been following the Supreme Court case American Needle v. NFL (previously blogged about in more detail here, here, and here), this Friday clothing manufacturer American Needle Inc. will file its opening brief, arguing that the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals was wrong to define the NFL as a single-entity under Section […] - Sponsored
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Native Americans, Racism, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court
Quinn's Redskins Case Goes to SCOTUS -- On Petition for Certiorari
Who can forget Quinn Emanuel’s victory in the 17-year-long dispute over the name “Redskins”? Above the Law readers will remember Robert Raskopf’s happy victory email … and the first-year associate who had a problem with the firm’s representation of the Washington Football club. The first year was (eek!) fired for reasons unrelated to his disagreement […]
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Basketball, Law Schools, Sports
Rick Pitino Not Coming to Samford Law
We don’t know who Rick Pitino is — his Wikipedia entry suggests he’s a college basketball coach — or why he’s important. We don’t know anything about sports. Elie, come back from vacation; we need you! What we do know, and what makes Rick Pitino relevant for these pages, is that he was supposed to […] -
Football, Going Concern, Sports, Tax Law, Television
A Tax Break For Burning Down Your House? Yep. That Sounds Like A Buckeye To Me.
Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN commentator and former quarterback of The Ohio State University football team, let the fire department burn down his house. As fans from Michigan know, this is classic Buckeye behavior. Herbstreit thought he’d get a tax deduction for his charitable gift of flammable substances. “Not so fast, my friends.” Click on the link […] -
Celebrities, Sports, Television
Bingham McCutchen Takes Erin Andrews Mega-case
We already mentioned the Erin Andrews situation this morning. The ESPN anchor was spied on through a peephole at a hotel. Andrews is considering her actions, and she has retained counsel. Bingham McCutchen will be taking on this high-profile case. Here is the statement from Bingham’s Marshall B. Grossman: While alone in the privacy of […] -
Lawyer of the Day, Sports
'Crotchety' Lawyer of the Day: Johann Scott Scrimshire
Johann Scott Scrimshire is a Minneapolis attorney who likes to let it all hang out. He specializes in criminal defense and business corporate law, but is apparently unfamiliar with laws dealing with public nudity. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Johann Scott Scrimshire, 42, was arrested about 6 a.m. near Calhoun Parkway after a 911 call […] -
Contests, Fabulosity, Michael Jackson, Parties, Reader Polls, Sports, Summer Associates, Theater
ATL Contest: Best Summer Associate Event of 2009
This year’s batch of summer associates are roughing it at Biglaw summer camp, with fewer meals out on the firm and less lavish events. To make matters worse, some summers are being told now that their future job will be deferred. Summer associates at Skadden and Ropes & Gray have been informed that they can’t […] - Sponsored
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SCOTUS, Sports
Sports And The Law: SCOTUS Grants Cert In American Needle v. NFL
Yesterday morning, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case American Needle v. National Football League (pdf, p.3) for purposes of determining whether the NFL clubs’ collective licensing of individual club trademarks is exempt from antitrust scrutiny under the single entity defense. The Supreme Court’s decision to hear this case was likely influenced by the […] -
Sports, Venable, Weirdness
The Ballers at Venable
We’ve written before about a unique perk for the attorneys in Venable’s D.C. office. Like many firms, the office has a rooftop with amazing views of the nation’s capital. Unlike most firms, it also has a rooftop bocce court. The bocce balling and Venable’s representation of Michael Jackson led us to ask at the time […] -
Sports
Sports And The Law: Elena Kagan Punts Away American Needle v. NFL
Back in February, the U.S. Supreme Court asked the acting solicitor general to file an amicus brief in the case American Needle Inc. v. National Football League — a move that seemed to indicate that the Supreme Court would soon hear oral arguments. Yesterday, however, U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan did her best Jeff Feagles […] -
Gambling / Gaming, Sports
Road Trip: Delaware!
If you are of a certain age, your first experience with Delaware was probably this: But then you went to law school. And at some point, you learned this: But now we are in the 21st century. And it’s not your father’s Delaware, not anymore. After the jump, Delaware gets ready for football season. -
Sex, Sports, Weirdness
A Surprisingly Smutty Motion to Dismiss
“Not wanting to push her too fast, he rode her easy…. She got hot and wet, but too wet.” That sounds like something you’d find in the pages of a soft-core porn novel. But no, instead you’ll find it in the non-sexily titled “MarineMax’s Motion To Dismiss Count X of Plaintiffs Second Amended Complaint,” filed […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Federal Judges, Golf, Sports
Opinion of the Day: Giuliani v. Duke University
May 2009 must be a month of mixed emotions for Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York mayor (and unsuccessful presidential candidate) Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani the younger sued Duke University for kicking him off the golf team. On the positive side, he graduated from Duke this month (even if he did miss the graduation ceremony). […] -
Bad Ideas, D.C. Circuit, Email Scandals, Native Americans, Racism, Sports
Quinn Emanuel Associate Has Reservations About 'Redskin' Victory
Here’s a post devoted to the perils of “Reply All” and idealism among first-year associates. Brought to you by the attorneys of Quinn Emanuel. The firm just celebrated a victory in its Washington Redskins case, reports the Washington Post: A federal appeals court yesterday handed the Washington Redskins another victory in their long-running legal dispute […] -
Sports
College Athletes Finally Sue Electronic Arts/NCAA for Misappropriation of their Likenesses
Let me give the uninitiated a brief rundown of how the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) deals with student athletes. (If you already know this, feel free to skip ahead to the jump.) Universities make tons of money on college sports. Athletes receive a free college education. Universities make tons of money selling paraphernalia associated […] -
Lawyer of the Day, Sports
Lawyer of the Day II: The Kentucky Derby Clerk
While the NFL Draft is the premier sporting event going on this weekend, we aren’t too far away from the Kentucky Derby. That means planning for all of the events surrounding the Derby is well under way. One of the most exclusive Kentucky Derby parties is being organized by a 26-year-old law clerk. Chris Barnstable-Brown […] -
Sports
Sports and the Law: The Marlins New Stadium; More Pork to the Fattest Pig in Town
While President Obama and a bipartisan Congress spent most of last weekend trying to recoup $165 million in taxpayer money that insurance giant AIG paid to its upper-level employees, the Miami-Dade County Commissioners were finalizing a plan to spend $359 million in taxpayer money to build a new baseball stadium for the Florida Marlins “bailout”-demanding […] -
Celebrities, Lawsuit of the Day, Malpractice, Screw-Ups, Sports
Court Karate Chops Seyfarth Shaw Over Billy Blanks Malpractice Suit
The 90’s were good to Billy Blanks of Tae Bo fame. His taekwando-boxing hybrid workout routine was all the rage across the land, with Paula Abdul a notable follower. After his career peaked, the legal troubles started. In 1999, he filed a $10 million suit against his agent, because his agent wasn’t licensed to be […] -
Marijuana, Sports
Bong Hits 4 Jesus Michael Phelps(And no criminal charges, either.)
This just in, from the AP: A South Carolina sheriff said Monday he was not going to charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold medalist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said he couldn’t ignore the photo but defended his investigation. “Michael Phelps is truly […]