Michael Oher and The Blind Side of Conservatorships

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Cardozo AELJ Then and Now Interview Series: Marc H. Simon, Cardozo Law Class of 2001

Marc H. Simon, Cardozo Law Class of 2001, is a Partner at Fox Rothschild who serves as the Chair of the firm’s Entertainment & Sports Law Department. During law school, Marc was a member of the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, and his Note was published in Volume 19. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on March 13, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above

Cardozo AELJ Author Interview Series: Matthew J. Mitten

Matthew J. Mitten is the Professor of Law and Executive Director of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University Law School. Professor Mitten is a leading sports law scholar and has testified before a U.S. Congressional joint subcommittee, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Commerce Committee, as well as the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, on college sports law issues. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on February 27, 2024. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above

Week of November 13, 2017 - November 17, 2017

Events occurring this week have been sponsored by: Cardozo Advocates for Kids Cardozo Alumni Association Cardozo Art Law Society Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Cardozo Business Law Society Cardozo Data Law Society Cardozo Entertainment Law Society Cardozo Environmental Law Society (CELS) Cardozo FAME Center Cardozo For Immigrants\u27 Rights and Equality (FIRE) Cardozo Intellectual Property and Information Law Program Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights (CLIHHR) Cardozo Law Review Cardozo Minority Law Student Association (MLSA) Cardozo National Lawyers Guild (NLG) Cardozo Sports Law Society (CSLS) Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy Heyman Center on Corporate Law and Governance Indie Film Clinic Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS) Interactive Entertainment Law Societ

The Price to Play: Compensation for College Athletes

College sports is a multibillion-dollar industry, generating profits for schools, coaches, and conferences. Everyone seems to be getting rich off of these college athletes—everyone, that is, except the players. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on February 24, 2021. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above

The Sports Betting Advertising Boom: Possible Regulations to Avoid the Bust

Whether you watch sports or not, you’ve likely experienced a bombardment of sports gambling advertisements. Since the federal ban on sports betting was lifted, there has been a marketing blitz by the gambling industry in an attempt to capture new consumers in their emerging and rapidly growing industry. It has been estimated that the total ad spend for sports wagering in the United States will reach $2 billion in 2023, which is an 8% increase from the previous year. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on November 14, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above

The Justice of Unequal Pay in the UFC: An In-Depth Analysis of the Fighters’ Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit Against the UFC and the Misplaced Support of the Proposed Muhammad Ali Expansion Act

In 2016, the Ultimate Fighting Championships (“UFC”) set the record for the largest sale in sports history. The UFC, the primary promotion company of the once fringe sport of mixed martial arts (“MMA”) had matured into a mammoth 4 billion dollar promotion, but not without some growing pains. The league is replete with controversy, mostly dealing with disgruntled athletes over compensation. Athletes of the UFC feel that they are being financially exploited and they may be correct. The athletes are choosing different routes to remedy their pay disparities but they are misguided. The first course of action chosen by the fighters is litigation, as a group of former UFC fighters have filed a class action antitrust suit against the UFC. Fighters are also lobbying for legislation in an attempt to expand the Muhammad Ali Act to regulate MMA as another method of resolution. While both will ultimately fail to appease the aggrieved athletes, the process may injure the UFC brand, something fighters may want to avoid. By reviewing similar antitrust disputes in sports and entertainment, the failure of the lawsuit against the UFC becomes apparent. As for the legislation, the Muhammad Ali Act fell short in protecting fighters in boxing as it was intended and will have the same ineffectualness in MMA. When the UFC was purchased in 2016 by WME-IMG, an immense international entertainment conglomerate, it is not likely the company was ignorant to these unsettled issues. This leads to the conclusion that the league’s prospects are still bright. It is in the fighters’ and the league’s best interests to quell their innate divisive temperaments and negotiate a compromise internally. Part II of this paper discusses the history of MMA, the sport of mixed martial arts. It also evaluates the evolution and current state of the UFC, the premier league that arranges and promotes the competition of elite MMA athletes. After a brief explanation of relevant antitrust laws, Part III analyzes the merits of the class action lawsuit against the UFC. Part IV explores the distinct nature of MMA and why antitrust enforcement will have varying results from what the athletes hope to achieve. Part V addresses possible effects of the proposed federal legislation amending the Muhammad Ali Act. Finally, Part VI summarizes that the antitrust litigation and proposed regulation will fail to redress the fighters’ affliction of their income but may injure the UFC brand. Thus, imploring the league to be proactive in resolving this issue

UFC Fighters Are Taking a Beating Because They are Misclassified as Independent Contractors. An Employee Classification Would Change the Fight Game for the UFC, Its Fighters, and MMA

The current state of affairs in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) is overwhelmingly in favor of the companies promoting the fights and not in favor of the athletes actually putting their health and lives at risk. This article looks at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and how it classifies its fighters as independent contractors rather than employees, even though it treats the fighters more like employees. This article addresses issues fighters are having with the current classification and then examines how the fighters could be classified as employees. Finally, the article will address what an employee classification would mean for the UFC, its fighters, and MMA in general