Case law research in Sports Law will focus on jurisdiction to find useful precedent. Searchers can utilize Westlaw for access to its extensive case law databases and Key Number System for the latest case materials. In addition to the resources available on Westlaw, state and federal court opinions may also be found on Lexis, Bloomberg Law, and Fastcase. Justia is also a free source for caselaw and has a handy Sports Law Topical Guide. Additionally, to follow specific federal cases (especially to obtain relevant pleadings) the federal court Dockets search service on Bloomberg Law is also a very useful resource available to subscribers. for those without access to Bloomberg, Federal court case dockets and filings can be researched in PACER but an account is needed for access. Additionally, full text opinions can also be found on Google Scholar back to 1923. U.S. Court Opinions are available on court and other websites.
For a basic introduction to case law and using digests to locate case law, see the Digests and Finding Case Law on the Eckstein Law Library Research Guides list.
In addition to the techniques explained in the above guides and tutorials, the legal sources on the secondary sources page of this guide will include citations to relevant cases.
Finally, casebooks and online compilations can be useful for finding court opinions dealing with sports law as well as commentary on the decisions. Note these titles for court decisions in this area.
Material includes regulation of interscholastic, intercollegiate and professional athletics, with additional chapters on coaches' contracts, league governance and intellectual property issues in sports.
Heinonline Important Cases in Sports Law
Each year the Marquette Sports Law Review publishes an Annual Survey of recent developments in sports law. This website contains links to past versions of the Annual Survey (published first in 2003), along with links to issues of the now discontinued publication You Make the Call. . . a semi-annual newsletter published from 1998 until 2011. The newsletter analyzed the most recent cases in the sports law field. The survey reviews all of the cases that have impacted the sports industry in the past year. Coverage from 2003 - 2009. For full coverage, access Marquette Sports Law Review using HeinOnline.
Recent decisions rendered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Archived decisions rendered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.