{"id":978,"date":"2024-05-18T15:20:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T19:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/?page_id=978"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:54:24","slug":"978-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/","title":{"rendered":"JSEL NEW Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading home-header\">About Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" 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