Sports Law, Spring 2003

Professor W. Burlette Carter
bcarter@main.nlc.gwu.edu

The George Washington University Law School
Washington, DC, USA

Sports-Related Web Sites

Amateur Sports/Olympic

1. NCAA http://www.ncaa.org
2. NCAA News http://www.ncaa.org/news
   • This is the official newspaper of the NCAA. It is published bi-weekly.
3. US Olympic Committee http://www.olympic-usa.org

Sports News/Info/Opinion

1. ABC Sports http://www.abcsports.com
2. CBS Sportsline http://cbs.sportsline.com
3. ESPN Sportszone http://espn.go.com
4. Excite Sports Page http://sports.excite.com
5. Fox Sports http://www.foxsports.com
6. Mark's Sportslaw News http://www.sportslawnews.com/
7. NBCSports http://www.msnbc.com/news/spt_front.asp
8. USA Today Sports http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sfront.htm
9. CNN / Sports Illustrated online (Sports Illustrated) http://cnnsi.com
10. Sporting News http://www.tsn.com

Scholarly and Research Interests

1. Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/aelj/
2. Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal http://www.fordham.edu/law/student/Journals.htm#1
3. Hastings Communications & Entertainment Law Journal http://www.uchastings.edu/comment
4. DePaul Journal of Art and Entertainment Law http://condor.depaul.edu/~journae/
5. Virginia Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law http://www.student.virginia.edu/~vjsl/
6. Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review http://elr.lls.edu/
7. Marquette Sports Law Review Marquette University http://www.mu.edu/law/sports/slj.html
8. National Sports Law Institute Publications Marquette University http://www.mu.edu/law/sports/pubs.html
9. Sports Lawyers Journal of Tulane University http://www.law.tulane.edu/resources/journals/slj/frame.htm
10. The ABA Entertainment and Sports Lawyer Journal http://www.abanet.org/forums/entsports/e&sl.html
11. The Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment Law & Practice http://law.vanderbilt.edu/jentlaw/
12. The Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal http://VLS.LAW.VILL.EDU/students/orgs/sports/
13. UCLA Entertainment Law Journal http://www.law.ucla.edu/students/studentorgs/elr/public_html/

Statutes, Rules, Codes

General Code Excerpts

1. American Legal Ethics Library http://www.law.cornell.edu/ethics
   • Legal ethics resources including the ABA Model Rules of Professional Responsibility and Model Code, state rules and ethics opinions.
2. US Code http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode
3. Code of Federal Regulations http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
4. US Constitution http://www.usconstitution.net
5. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/overview.htm

6. Federal Rules of Evidence http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/overview.html

Specific Code Excerpts Particularly Relevant to Sports

1. Amateur Sports Act (36 U.S.C. §17) http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/36/ch17.html#PC17
2. The Clayton Act, Definitions, Title (15 U.S.C. §12)
   • http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/14.html (The Clayton Act: Tying and Exclusive Dealing)
   • http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/15.html (The Clayton Act: Private Right of Action to Sue for Damages)
   • http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/17.html (The Clayton Act: The Statutory Antitrust Exemption for Labor)
   • http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/26.html (The Clayton Act: Private Right of Action to Sue for Injunction)
3. Civil Rights Acts, 42 U.S.C. §1981-88 http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch21.html
4. Curt Flood Act (15 U.S.C. §27a) http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/27a.html
   (Cutting back on the traditional antitrust exemption for major league baseball)
5. Norris Laguardia Act (29 U.S.C. §101) http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/29/101.html
   (Courts lack jurisdiction to issue restraining orders/ injunctions in labor disputes.)
6. Labor Management Relations Act (29 U.S.C. §141 et. seq.) http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/29/141.html
   (Regulating relationships between labor and management)
7. Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/28/3701.html
   (Relating to Gambling on Amateur and Professional Sports)
8. Robinson Patman Act (15 U.S.C. 13, 13a) http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/13.html
   (Preventing price discrimination etc.)
9. Sherman Antitrust Act, § 1 et seq. http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/1.html
   (Forbidding combinations in restraint of trade/commerce)
10. Telecasting of Professional Sports Act http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/ch32.html
11. Title IX– Educational Amendments http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/20/ch38.html
    

Professional Sports Associations/Leagues

1. NFL  http://www.nfl.com
2. NBA Players' Association http://www.nbpa.com
3. NFL Players Association http://www.playersinc.com
4. NBA http://nba.com
5. Major League Baseball http://www.majorleaguebaseball.com
6. WNBA http://www.wnba.com
7. US Tennis Association http://www.usta.com
8. PGATour http://www.pgatour.com
9. National Hockey League http://www.nhl.com
10. Major League Soccer http://www.mlsnet.com
11. LPGA http://www.lpga.com

Professional Legal Organizations

1. ABA Forum on Sports & Enter. Law http://www.abanet.org/forums/entsports
2. Sports Lawyers Association http://www.sportslaw.org/

Cases and Opinions

1. ADR Law Federal Statutes and Opinions http://www.adr.org/
   

Foundations, Centers & Supporting Organizations

1. Women's Sports Foundation http://www.lifetimetv.com/WoSport
2. National Sports Law Institute http://www.mu.edu/law/sports/pubs.html
3. Center for the Study of Sport in Society http://www.sportinsociety.org/
   

Sports History & Halls of Fame

History

1. Basketball History http://www.hoophall.com/history/history.htm
   

Halls of Fame

1. International Boxing Hall of Fame http://www.ibhof.com/ibhfhome.htm
2. College Football Hall of Fame http://www.collegefootball.org
3. Professional Hockey Hall of Fame http://www.hhof.com
4. National Baseball Hall of Fame http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/library/index.htm
5. International Bowling Museum http://www.bowlingmuseum.com
6. James Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame http://www.hoophall.com/
7. Pro Football Hall of Fame http://www.profootballhof.com/
8. International Gymnastics Hall of Fame http://www.ighof.com
9. International Tennis Hall of Fame http://www.tennisfame.org
10. Motorsports Hall of Fame http://www.mshf.com
11. Interntational Motorsports Hall of Fame http://www.motorsportshalloffame.com
12. U.S. Lacrosse Museum & Hall of Fame http://www.lacrosse.org/museum.html
13. National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame http://www.racingmuseum.org (Thoroughbreds)
14. National Soccer Hall of Fame http://www.soccerhall.org
15. International Swimming Hall of Fame http://www.ishof.org
16. Volleyball Hall of Fame http://www.volleyhall.org
    

International Play

1. Canadian Football Hall of Fame http://www.footballhof.com
2. The Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame http://www.baseball-museum.or.jp/museum_e/index_e.htm
   

General News Sites

1. ABC http://www.abcnews.com
2. CBS http://www.cbsnews.com
3. NBC http://www.msnbc.com
4. CNN http://cnn.com
5. CourtTV http://www.courttv.com
6. Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com
7. Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com
8. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com
9. Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com

Search Engines

1. Altavista http://www.altavista.digital.com
2. Excite http://www.excite.com
3. Looksmart http://www.looksmart.com
4. Lycos http://www.lycos.com
5. Infoseek http://www.infoseek.com
6. Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com
7. Findlaw http://www.findlaw.com
8. Google http://www.google.com
   

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