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06.24.15

Manatt Sponsors 2015 Symposium on Ethics in Sports

Santa Clara University’s Institute of Sports Law and Ethics, of which Manatt’s Ron Katz is Chair Emeritus, is headlining its sixth annual symposium with Keith Bruce, the CEO of the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee; New York Times sports columnist, Bill Rhoden; and Tom Farrey, the Executive ...


05.28.15

Proposal Made to the Knight Commission Re Alternative Regulatory Scheme for College Sport

The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics met in Washington, D.C. on May 19, 2015.


05.13.15

Institute of Sports Law and Ethics Is Currently Active on Three Fronts

The Institute of Sports Law and Ethics (ISLE) at Santa Clara University is currently active on three fronts: Deflategate, homophobia and safer soccer.


02.12.15

City of San Jose Seeks Supreme Court Review in Major League Baseball Case

Last week the City of San Jose petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for review of the recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption.


01.16.15

City of San Jose "Strikes Out" in Case Against MLB

Baseball holds a special place in America’s heart, but it also holds a special place in our judicial system when it comes to federal antitrust law.


01.07.15

Court Stops New Jersey's Effort to Legalize Sports Betting

A New Jersey federal judge last month rejected New Jersey's latest attempt to legalize sports betting, ruling that a state statute that repealed New Jersey's long-standing prohibition on sports betting at casinos and racetracks violates the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection ...


10.29.14

NFL Films Ruling Blurs Right of Publicity

Earlier this year the Seventh Circuit stated that “there is no judicial consensus on how to resolve conflicts between intellectual-property rights and free-speech rights.”


09.18.14

Manatt-Sponsored Symposium Receives Significant Media Coverage, Publishes Selected Proceedings

The Symposium on Integrity in Sport put on by the Manatt-sponsored Institute of Sports Law and Ethics at Santa Clara University occurred on September 11, 2014.


08.18.14

O’Bannon case, New Rules for College Athletic Conferences to Be Discussed at Santa Clara Symposium

The O’Bannon case and the new NCAA rules for the largest college athletic conferences will be discussed at the Fifth Annual Sports Law and Ethics Symposium at Santa Clara University on September 11, 2014.


07.21.14

Manatt’s Sports Law Practice Chair Pens Article in Forbes.com on the O’Bannon v. NCAA Class Action

On July 21, Forbes.com published an article by Manatt’s Sports Law Practice Group Chair, Ron Katz, on the class action brought by former UCLA basketball player, Ed O’Bannon, against the NCAA.