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Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

The Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law (JSEL) provides the academic community, the sports and entertainment industries, and the legal profession with scholarly analysis and research related to the legal aspects of the sports and entertainment world.

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Volume 11, Number 2

JSEL is currently published as an online journal, twice per year. Issues will contain approximately four articles by professors, practitioners, or students on current topics relating to sports and entertainment law.

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The State of College Sports, Part 2: NIL and Alston

by alexblutman | Sep 11, 2020 | Highlight

College sports are in a state of upheaval. Recent legal outcomes and legislative maneuvers have continued to upset the control of the NCAA as pandemic-induced turmoil has thrown competition schedules completely out of whack. The state of college sports is in flux, and...

The State of College Sports, Part 1: Return-to-Play

by alexblutman | Sep 3, 2020 | Highlight

Six More Years of Turducken: EA Sports and NFL Agree to Extend Madden Until 2026

by Eli Nachmany | May 29, 2020 | Highlight

Eli Nachmany is the Managing Editor (Print) of the Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law and a rising second-year student at Harvard Law School (Class of 2022). Madden NFL is not going anywhere. This week, the National Football League (“NFL”) and...

Forced Blackout: What Contract Law Tells Us About Coronavirus and the NBA Broadcast Deals

by Eli Nachmany | Mar 18, 2020 | Highlight

After Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19, the National Basketball Association (NBA) suspended its 2019-20 season indefinitely. The move has major implications for the league’s broadcast partners, who stand to lose...

Lucky 7s: NFL Looks to Expand Playoffs to Seven Teams per Conference in New CBA

by Eli Nachmany | Feb 23, 2020 | Highlight

ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that the National Football League (NFL) is considering some changes to its playoff structure in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The NFL’s CBA could be finalized as soon as next week, and it appears that the biggest change...

Disney Extends “Baby Yoda” Infringement Battle on Etsy Website

by JSEL | Feb 5, 2020 | Highlight

Disney has unleashed a wave of takedown notices targeting vendors who are selling merchandise featuring “Baby Yoda,” the viral breakout character from its new streaming series, The Mandalorian, on DIY sales site, Etsy. The studio becomes the latest company to struggle...

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See You in Court? How the University of Memphis and James Wiseman Defying the NCAA Has Sparked Discussion about Association Rules

by Eli Nachmany | Nov 10, 2019 | Commentary

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on Friday made news for attempting to sideline two of its biggest stars. Memphis basketball player James Wiseman and Ohio State football player Chase Young each face allegations from the NCAA of financial misconduct...

Technical Foul: When Anticorruption Enforcement in Sports Goes Too Far

by Harvard Law Development | Mar 6, 2019 | Commentary

By Ross Evans ’20 Editor’s Note: In light of the March 6th sentencing of the defendants in United States v. Gatto (the first NCAA hoops corruption trial), we wanted to share a piece—written by our managing editor (Ross Evans ’20) and published on The Global...

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