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Sports Law

• Associations, Organizations
  • National Sports Law Institute (Marquette University)
    Links to sports law resources, law reviews & journals, research, news, academic & research organizations, consultants, sports organizations and other sports-related sites.
  • NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association)
  • WIAA (Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association)
• Gender Equity
  • Title IX and Sex Discrimination (US Dept. of Education)
    
• Recreation
  • Outdoor Recreation (WI Dept. of Natural Resources)
    Regulations, licensing, fees and other information about outdoor sports activities such as fishing, hiking, hunting, etc.
  • Private Forest Lands Open to Public Recreation (WI Dept. of Natural Resources)

  The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: s. 118.293 "Concussion and Head Injury"
• WI Statutes: s. 167.32 "Safety at Sporting Events"
• WI Statutes: ch. 444 "Regulation of Boxing"
• WI Statutes: ch. 448 sub. ch. 6 "Athletic Trainers Affiliated Credentialing Board"
• WI Statutes: s. 895.52 "Recreational Activities; Limitation of Property Owners' Liability
• WI Statutes: s. 895.525 "Participation in Recreational Activities"
• WI Statutes: s. 895.527 "Sport Shooting Range Activities"
• U.S. Code:  15 USC 32 "Telecasting of Professional Sports Contests"
• Uniform Laws
  • Uniform Athlete Agents Act
• Gender Equity
  • U.S. Code: 20 USC 1681-1688 "Discrimination Based on Sex or Blindness"
  • CFR: 34 CFR 106.41 "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities..."
• Stadiums, Ball Parks, Facilities
  • WI Statutes: ch. 229 sub. ch. 3 "Local Professional Baseball Park Districts"
  • WI Statutes: ch. 229 sub. ch. 4 "Local Professional Football Stadium Districts"
  • WI Statutes: ch. 232 "Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation"
• Wagering, Gambling
  • WI Statutes: s. 895.055 "Gaming Contracts Void"
  • WI Statutes: s. 895.056 "Recovery of Money Wagered" 
  • WI Statutes: s. 945.01-945.02  Gambling
  • WI Statutes: s. 945.07 "Gambling by Participants in Contest"
  • WI Statutes: s. 945.08 "Bribery of Participant in Contest"

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Law Review Articles

• Concussion law and youth sports: a new law that protects the head
  State Bar News July 18, 2012
• GO TEAM! Wisconsin's latest recreational immunity controversy
  82 Wis Lawyer 6 (June 2009)

Library Resources

• Breaking Down Barriers: a Legal Guide to Title 9
• Law of Professional and Amateur Sports
• Recreational Immunity in Wisconsin
• Sports Law in a Nutshell

Journals & Legal Databases

• Entertainment Industry & Sports Lawyer
• HeinOnline
• Marquette Sports Law Review
• Seton Hall Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law
• Sports Lawyers Journal
• Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law

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