Gambling goes back to before the founding of America. The Continental Congress authorized a lottery to raise $5 million to fund the Revolutionary War. Over the next 200 years, both the federal and ...

For years, sports betting was branded a moral hazard. But in 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA), which allowed states to ...

The future was a matter that I always considered carefully, looked forward to, and planned for. My intention was to obtain a strong education that would prepare me for a secure white-collar profession ...

Arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) where a third and neutral party, commonly referred to as an “arbitrator,” assists in resolving disputes among parties. Functioning in various ...

With cutting-edge technological developments in multimodal artificial intelligence profoundly reshaping the sports and entertainment industries, one of the oldest legal concepts is giving pause to ...

Editor’s note: This is the second guest technology column the magazine has featured since Judge Dixon commenced this series in 2007 as our regular technology columnist. We invite our technology-savvy ...

Many athletes and entertainers adorn their bodies with ink—tattoos—a form of self-expression, which become part of their image and likeness. Many such athletes and entertainers license their image and ...

The Copyright Claims Board (CCB), established by the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2020 and operational since June 16, 2022, is a ...

An epiphany is “an intuitive grasp of reality through something (such as an event) usually simple and striking” or “an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure.” Merriam-Webster.com. Many ...

The realm of combat sports has long been a battleground not only for its competitors but also for the ethical and regulatory frameworks that govern it. From the four corners of a boxing ring to the ...

Communities around the world are witnessing the physical toll of climate change firsthand. Article from November 2024 – Public Disputes and Consensus Building Committee.

This edition of The Judges’ Journal focuses on unique issues raised in sports-related court cases and also features two judges who had prior careers as professional athletes, bringing to mind Chief ...