Legal Aspects of Sports Blog

I just finished drafting Mid-term #1.  As you know, the mid-term: (i) counts for 15% of your final grade; (ii) is closed book; and (iii) includes material up to, and including, Chapter 5.  There are nine questions on Mid-term #1.  There are four short answer questions, two true/false questions, and two fill-in-the-blank questions.  There is also one long essay question that is worth 5% of your final grade.  Please stop by my office hours on Wednesday if you have any questions.   

I just finished grading Quiz #2.  There are 100 students in class, but only 80 took the quiz.  The 20 students who missed the quiz will receive a zero.  The score breakdown was as follows:

5.0 - 11 students

4.5 - 15 students

4.0 - 19 students

3.5 - 16 students

3.0 - 12 students

2.5 - 5 students

2.0 - 2 students

There are a number of supplemental materials that you should print off and read before class on Sept. 30.  Indiana’s gambling statute is here.  A portion of the federal gambling statute is here.  Relevant parts of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act are here.  Indiana University’s gambling guidelines are here.  A thought-provoking article by Professor Geoffrey Rapp is here. 

In 2006, I attended a great sports law conference hosted by Marquette University Law School.  For those of you who may be interested, details on the 2008 conference can be found here.

On Sept. 29 and Oct. 1 we will cover Ch. 5.  Do not read the following sections:

Figure 1 (p. 129-130);

Cyberlaw in Action (p. 133-134);

U.S. v. Hall (p. 140-141);

Missouri v. Seibert (p. 146-149);

Figure 2 (p. 154);

The Global Business Env. (p. 157);

Cyberlaw in Action (p. 160); and

Problems and Problem Cases (p. 161-164).

During class earlier this week, we discussed the lawsuit the University of Louisville filed against Duke University.  For those of you interested in learning more about the litigation, a copy of the underlying contract can be found here.  Video footage of one of the hearings can be found here. 

For those of you interested in a career as a sports agent, there is a conference in Chicago later this year.  Details on the conference can be found here.

I just finished grading Quiz #1.  As I expected, the scores were varied.  After I record the scores, I will send them off for copying and hand them back next Monday or Wednesday.  Each quiz is worth 5% of your final grade.  There are 100 students in class.  94 students took the quiz today.  Students who were absent will receive a score of zero on Quiz #1.  The score distribution was as follows:

5 - 20 students

4.5 - 18 students

4 - 16 students

3.5 - 20 students

3 - 10 students

2.5 - 6 students

2.0 - 2 students

1.5 - 2 students

0 - 6 students

I will lecture on Ch. 3 during class on Sept. 22 and 24.  In addition, I will provide a short lecture on a small section of Ch. 4 (p. 106-112 only).  Please read Ch. 3 and the portion of Ch. 4 noted in the preceding sentence before class on Sept. 22.  Do not read the following parts of Ch. 3:

Cyberlaw in Action (p. 63-64)

Figure 1 (p. 68-69)

Dallas v. Stanglin (p. 70)

Gratz v. Bollinger (p. 72-75)

Grutter v. Bollinger (p. 75-81)

Figure 2 (p. 87-88)

Problems (p. 88-91)

I posted two sets of lecture notes on OnCourse.  The first pertains to civil disputes.  The second is about contract law.  Please bring copies of both to class on Sept. 16.