Commentary

[Editors' Note: This article, which can be downloaded here, will be published in JSEL's forthcoming issue. It follows Ms. Withers' highly regarded 2010 article on the same subject, The Integrity of the Game: Professional Athletes and Domestic Violence, 1 Harv. J. Sports & … [Read more...] about Without Consequence: When Professional Athletes Are Violent Off the Field

In 1984, Life Magazine published a photograph taken by Jacobus Rentmeester of Michael Jordan dunking a basketball while wearing USA Olympic warm-up gear. Shortly thereafter, Nike’s Peter Moore, the designer of the first Air Jordan sneaker, paid Rentmeester $150 for temporary use … [Read more...] about Jumpman Case Is No Slam Dunk

On January 14, 2015, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie filed his most recent brief (hereinafter “Christie II”) to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in the state’s continued attempt to offer sports wagering within their borders.[1] In New Jersey’s first attempt to offer sports … [Read more...] about Occam’s Razor and Sports Wagering Law

It is generally accepted that the path to a career in the sports and entertainment industries begins with an unpaid internship performing menial tasks, through which up-and-comers receive an opportunity to view the industry from the inside, make valuable connections, and, … [Read more...] about Unpaid Interns in Sports and Entertainment

In both tragedies of domestic violence and alleged police brutality, the victim can be silenced. Cameras can’t. In a domestic violence incident, the victim can be silenced through the psychological trap of the relationship. In cases of alleged police brutality, victims can be … [Read more...] about McFarlin: Ray Rice Video Shows that Cameras Should Do the Talking