Entertainment & Sports
Dec. 28, 2017
Year in Review: The politicization of sports law
Colin Kaepernick’s appeal and the potential legalization of sports gambling were the leading topics of 2017
Mark Geragos, of Geragos & Geragos PC, is representing former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in a grievance he filed against the NFL for allegedly blackballing him from the league.
Sports law has seen more influential years in the courtroom, attorneys say, but seldom has it made so many headlines.
“It’s been a banner year for sports law. I can’t remember a year that’s had so many sports-related legal disputes in the news,” said Aaron Swerdlow, of counsel at Gerard Fox Law. “And not just in the sports industry — these are lead stories on CNN.”
Among the most prominent legal bat...
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