• Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Roger Clemens is still hanging around the Supreme Court. Clemens sought cert from the Fifth Circuit decision holding that Texas courts lacked personal jurisdiction over Brian McNamee in Clemens’ defamation actions arising from McNamee’s various statements to the Mitchell Commission and the media about Clemens’ alleged steroid and HGH use. The case was listed for consideration at last Friday’s conference, but the Court took no action. Speculation is that the Court is waiting to act on the petition until it decides two pending personal-jurisdiction cases.
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• Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Brian Porto and I are excited to announce the creation of the Sports Law Institute at Vermont Law School. It’s an exciting venture that will focus on the intersection between sports, law and business and on getting students jobs and internships in the industry.
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Good piece by Jeff Passan on slotting for the MLB draft being a divisive issue for a new MLB CBA. We’ve discussed slotting for the MLB draft a number of times on the blog. more…
• Thursday, May 12th, 2011
Yesterday, battery charges were dropped against a Kansas City Chiefs fan who in 2009 flipped off the surrounding fans at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium then got into a scuffle with security who intervened. The trial court ruled that the fan, Jason Ensign, was exercising his free speech rights in flipping the bird, thus giving him the right to defend himself against the security guards who tackled him.
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• Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Mitchell Berman (Texas) has written the piece I wish I could have: Replay (forthcoming in California Law Review). I read an early draft of the paper and it does a terrific job of applying legal theory to the seemingly trivial issue of replay in football and the standard of review, as well as drawing lessons from replay to apply to the legal system.
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• Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
• Saturday, May 07th, 2011
I speak with Maggie Gray of Sports Illustrated Video to discuss whether Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig can sanction players for alcohol/DUI related offenses.
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