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Sports Law Resources: Online Resources

General resources on sports law

Online Resources

Online Resources

  • Hackney Publications These publications give an in-depth exploration of the legal side of sports and delivers mission-critical information to professionals who have chosen the sports industry as their field. These journals provide analyses to help these professionals make the best business decisions.
  • Hein Online Business and Legal Aspects of Sports and Entertainment (BLASE) library provides access to a wide variety of resources relevant to sports and entertainment law including topically relevant cases, government documents (including Congressional documents), books, and articles. It also offers a bibliography, links to external sports law content, and links to external entertainment law content.
  • Legal Information Institute - Sports Law Overview of sports law with links to primary sources.
  • Law 360 - Sports and Betting An online newsletter providing breaking legal news and analysis on the sports industry. Coverage includes litigation, policy developments, and deals involving sports teams and players, sports leagues, sports gambling, and athletics and gaming companies.
  • The Sports Lawyers Association A non-profit, international, professional organization whose common goal is to advance the understanding, advancement and ethical practice of sports law.
  • Justia Sports Law Center Justia offers links to articles, web resources, laws, and lawyers relating to sports law.
  • National Sports Law Institute (NSLI) Links A comprehensive list of sports law related sites and blogs.
  • Steroids in Baseball An overview of the use of steroids in baseball. It includes links to the Mitchell Report, a steroid use timeline, various commissioners and how they addressed drug use and testing and collective bargaining agreements up to the present day.
  • NFL Arrest Database An interactive visual database of National Football League player arrests & charges.
  • Standard Players Contract Page (Cornell)
  • Standard Representation Contract - NFLPA 

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