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Cases are listed alphabetically by first party within listings for each year.

1999:
  • Adidas America v. NCAA 40 F.Supp.2d 1275 (D.Kan. 1999) Not Available in Digital Format. Read about the decision in You Make the Call...
  • Alston v. Virginia High School League, Inc. 134 Ed.law.Rep 180 (W.D.VA 1999) Not Available in Digital Format.
  • Baum Research v. Hillerich & Bradsby Co. 31 F.Supp.2d 1016 (E.D.MI 1999) Not Available in Digital Format. Read About the decision in You Make the Call...
  • Boucher v. Syracuse University (2nd Cir., 1999) Partial reversal of summary judgement for Syracuse and remand for consideration of allegations that Syracuse's athletic program violated Title IX sex discrimination regulations.
  • Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (6th Circuit, 1999). Brentwood brough an action claiming that the recruiting rules set forth by the TSSAA regarding use of undue influence violated Brentwoods' 1st and 14th Amendment rights. Court reversed finding of summary judgement for Brentwood and remanded the case for further consideration. Read more in You Make the Call...
  • Cardtoons v. Major League Baseball Player Association (10th Cir., 1999). Cardtoons alleged that threat by MLBPA to pursue legal action against them for producing parody baseball cards interfered with Cardtoons' contracts with production companies to make the cards. Read more about the decision in You Make the Call...
  • Caruso v. Blockbuster/Sony Music Corp. 174 F.3d. 166 (3rd Cir., 1999). Read About the decision in You Make the Call...
  • Charpentier v. Los Angeles Rams Football Co., Inc. 89 Cal.Rptr.2d 115 (Ca. Ct. App., 4th Dist, 1999). Appellant brought claims for breach of contract, fraud, and breach of implied covenant for the failure of the LA Rams to offer renewal of season tickets after their move from Los Angeles to Saint Louis. The court upholds the superior court finding that the breach of contract and breach of covenant of good faith claims could not be sustained because appellant failed to assert that the team broke a particular promise. The appellate court did find merit in the fraud claim however, and the case is remanded for further consideration of the fraud action. Read about the decision in You Make the Call...
  • Cureton v. National Collegiate Athletic Association 198 F.3d 107 (3rd Cir, 1999) The third circuit overrules a permanent injunction against the NCAA preventing use of Proposition 16 to establish eligibility standards for freshman athletics. The court determined that because the NCAA is not a program or activity receiving federal funds it is not amenable to Title VI determinations. This holding overrules the lower court opinion reported at 37 F.Supp.2d 694. Read about this decision and the overturned lower court case in You Make the Call...
  • Giordano v. Ridge 737 A.2d 350 (PA, 1999). Appellant's claim that the funding of sports facilites violates state constitutional restrictions on the government incurring debt on its behalf and giving the money to a corporation. Appellant alleged that because the sports team is the true beneficiary of such funding, sports facilities do not actually benefit taxpayers. The Court determined that the state is allowed to conduct various financial transactions and the language controlling these transactions does not prevent transactions between the state and private citizens or corporations. Further, the funds flow from the state to a municipality, not directly to a private entity, in the challenged funding structure. Read about the decision in You Make the Call...
  • Mercer v. Duke University (4th Cir., 1999). Suit by female placed kicker alleging discrimination, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of contract in her removal from the Duke University football team. Court finds that where the school has permitted a student of the opposite sex to try out for a single-sex team in a contact sport, they are subject to Title IX. Read more in You Make the Call...
  • Hayden v. University of Notre Dame (Ct.App. IN, Sept. 1999). The appellate court overturns a grant of summary judgment for Notre Dame. The court finds that under the "totality of the circumstances" test applied to a landowner's duty of care towards invitees, a landowner is normally insulated from liability for intentional criminal acts of third parties that are not foreseeable. However, in this case Notre Dame should reasonably have foreseen injury to fans resulting from 3rd party actions when a football landed in the seating area. Read about the decision in You Make the Call...
  • Johnny Blastoff, Inc. v. Los Angeles Rams Football Co. (7th Cir., 1999) Shortly after the Rams announced a possible move to St. Louis, Johnny Blastoff filed an intent-to-use registration for the trademark "St. Louis Rams". Court finds that the football team did not infringe this mark and affirmed cancellation of the mark. Read more about the decision in You Make the Call...
  • Miller v. Wilkes 172 F.3d 574 (8th Cir., 1999) PDF FORMAT Challenge to school's random drug screening policy as being a violation of student's 4th amendment rights. Read more in You Make the Call...
  • Minnesota Twins Partnership v. State of Minnesota 592 N.W.2d 847 (1999) Upholds major league baseball's exemption from anti-trust liability and finds that plaintiff ball club need not comply with civil investigative demands by the state. Read more in You Make the Call...
  • Montalvo v. Radcliffe, II 167 F.3d 873 (4th Cir, 1999). Public karate school is a place of public accomodation, and therefore subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Further, appellants infection with the AIDS virus qualifies him for protection under the ADA. However, appellant's claim for violation of the ADA must be dismissed. Because of the risk of blood to blood contact through injuries obtained during sparring poses a significant risk to other students, and private karate classes is a reasonable modification of the program in light of the general tenor of courses at the school. Read about the decision in You Make the Call...
  • Neil v. Board of Trustees (9th Cir., 1999) Court holds that reducing the number of positions available on men's athletic teams in order to save money and promote participation by women is not a violation of Title IX provisions against gender discrimination in sport, nor is it a violation of similar California legislation. [Related News Article]
  • Oakland Raiders v. National Football League 81 Cal.Rptr.2d 773. Trademark infringement and dilution claims brought by appellant are not subject to the arbitration agreement with the NFL. Trademark claims require a grant of injunctive relief which, by statutory decree, is beyond the power of arbitors to grant and therefore the claims must be heard by a court. Read about the decision in You Make the Call...
  • Olinger v. United States Golf Association 55 F.Supp.2d 926 (N.D. Ind., 1999). Not Available in Digital Format. For purposes of the ADA, the USGA is an operator of a place of public accomodation during any sanctioned events regardless of whether they are actual owners of the property. However, requiring the USGA to allow appellant the use of a golf cart during competition would be an unreasonable modification that would fundamentally alter the nature of the competition. Therefore, the USGA can reasonably deny appellant use of a cart without violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read about the decision in You Make the Call...
  • Ortiz-Del Valle v. NBA 42 F.Supp.2d 334 (S.D.N.Y., 1999). Not Available in Digital Format. Female referee's damages for discriminatory hiring practices were reduced. The court removed the award of interest on difference in pay based on failure to support the award, and the punitive damages award was reduced from $7 million to $250,000 after the court found that it was unreasonable. Read About the decision in You Make the Call...
  • Shaw v. Dallas Cowboys (3rd Cir., 1999) Suit to determine whether a joint broadcasting agreement by NFL teams is exempt from scrutiny under the Sherman Act based on the Sports Broadcasting Act. Read more in You Make the Call...
  • Stanley v. University of Southern California 178 F.3d 1069 (9th Cir, 1999). [Cert. denied, 120 S.Ct. 533 (1999)]. The circuit court found that the appellant failed to prove that her position as head coach of women's basketball was "substantially equal" to that of the men's head coach position, and therefore she cannot maintain her claim for violations of Title VII and the Equal Pay Act. Read about the decision in You Make the Call...
  • Vanderbilt University v. DiNardo (6th Circuit, 1999). Vanderbilt brought breach of contract claim against head football coach after he resigned to go to another school. Court found that Vanderbilt was entitled to damages under the employment contract.
  • Washington v. Indiana High School Athletic Association 181 F.3d 840 (7th Cir, 1999). Court finds that the IHSAA must allow appellant a waiver of the eight semester athletic elegibility rules. The Americans With Disabilities Act allows for reasonable modifications and a waiver for appellant, who is learning disabled, would not conflict with the IHSAA's policies of fairness and promoting academic achievement through athletic participation. Read about the decision in You Make the Call...
1998:
  • Bingham v. Oregon School Activities Association 24 F.Supp.2d 1110 (D.C.D.Or., 1998). Not Available in Digital Format. Court finds that granting appellant a fifth year of high school athletic eligibility presents a reasonable accomodation for appellant student under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonableness of the accomodation based on previous grants of waivers from the academic eligibility rules and finding that added eligibility for a student whose failure to graduate due to a disability does not frustrate the purpose of the restrictions. Read aboutthe decision in You Make the Call...
  • Bowers v. NCAA 974 F.Supp.2d 460 (D.NJ. 1998) Not Available in Digital Format. Read aboutthe decision in You Make the Call...
  • Davis v. Baylor University 976 S.W.2d 5 (D.Mo., 1998). Recruiting trips to a state by athletic staff do not create sufficient minimum contacts on their own to create personal jurisdiction, however when those trips are instrumental in the creation of a Letter of Intent executed in the forum state, minimum contacts can be established by recruiting visits. Read aboutthe decision in You Make the Call...
  • Law v. NCAA (10th Cir., 1998) Court affirms finding that NCAA violated Sherman Act anti-trust laws by promulgating a rule limiting the starting salaries of Division I entry-level coaches.
  • Law v. NCAA 134 F.3d 1010 (10th Cir, 1998) Appeal of District Court sanctions for failure to comply with discovery procedures. Read aboutthe decision in You Make the Call...
  • Meling v. St. Francis College 3 F.Supp.2d 267 (NY.Dist.Ct.1998) Not Available in Digital Format. Read aboutthe decision in You Make the Call...
  • Smith v. NCAA 139 F.3d 180 (3rd Cir., 1998) Challenge to the NCAA rules requiring that a student-athlete may not participate in intercollegiate athletics as a graduate student, except at the educational institution from which they obtained their bachelor's degree. Suit alleges violations of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and Title IX, as well as a breach of contract claim. Read more in You Make the Call...
  • Todd v. Rush County Schools 133 F.3d 984 (7th Cir.,1998) Considers whether Vernonia v. Acton holding is broad enough to allow suspicionless drug testing for any extracurricular activity, or whether it is limited to sports. Read more in You Make the Call...
  • Walton-Floyd v. United States Olympic Committee 965 S.W.2d 35 (Ct.App.TX, 1998). Not Available in Digital Format. Under the Amateur Sports Act, the United States Olympic Committee does not hold a duty of care to make athletes aware of banned substances. It is the burden of the athlete to comply with organizational policies regardless of potential misinformation. Read aboutthe decision in You Make the Call...
  • Willis v. Anderson Community School Corp. 158 F.3d 415 (7th Cir, 1998). Drug testing of students is acceptable if applied in a manner that is causally related to the policy reasons given for conducting testing. However, such programs must be reasonable and rely on actual causal relationships. It is not permissible to create a policy that allows for routine drug testing of all students. Read aboutthe decision in You Make the Call...
1990-1997:
  • Banks v. National Collegiate Athletic Association [977 F.2d 1081 (7th Cir.1992)]; [Cert. denied - 508 U.S. 908 (1993)]
  • Bowers v. Baylor University [862 F.Supp. 142 (W.D.Tex. 1994)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Bowers v. NCAA 974 F.Supp. 459 (D.NJ 1997) Not Available in Digital Format. For purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the NCAA is found to be an "operator" of a place of public accomodation through the regulation of collegiate athletics generally and the ability to deny an athlete the ability to participate in athletics. The court also found that there may be discrimination against disabled athletes under NCAA policy. The Court did not require that the NCAA grant Bowers eligibility however. Read aboutthe decision in You Make the Call...
  • Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [ (4th Cir, 1997)] (December. no. 96-1814, 96-2316)
  • Butterworth v. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs [644 So.2d 1021 (Florida, 1994)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Chicago Professional Sports Ltd. Parntership v. National Basketball Association (7th Cir., 1996). Anti-trust dispute over the NBA's right to limit the number of games broadcast by member teams and to charge a fee for broadcast of games beyond that limit.
  • Cohen v. Brown University (1996) Found that Brown University was in violation of Title IX provisions when it demoted certain womens teams from university-funded to donor-funded. Case was appealed to the Supreme Court in 1997.
  • Conard v. University of Washington [119 Wash.2d 519 (1992)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Cook v. Colgate University [802 F.Supp. 737 (N.D.N.Y. 1992)
  • Faigin v. Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (7th Cir., 1996). Defamation suit by Faigin based on unfavorable statements about him in his former agent's autobiography, published by Doubleday Dell. Also see Faigin v. Kelly & Carucci (1st Circuit, 1999) suit against player and author who assisted with the book.
  • Favia v. Indiana University of Pennsylvania [7 F.3d 332 (3rd Cir. 1993)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Fontes v. Irvine Unified School District 30 Cal.Rptr.2d 521 (1994) Not Available in Digital Format. Higher grade requirements for cheerleading eligibility than for sports violates equal protection. The court has ordered that this case not be officially published and so it may not be cited.
  • Foschi by Foschi v. U.S. Swimming, Inc. [916 F.Supp. 232 (E.D.N.Y. 1996)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Gaines v. NCAA [746 F.Supp. 738 (M.D.Tenn 1990)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Gilder, et al. v. PGA Tour, Inc. [936 F.2d 417 (9th Cir. (1991)]
  • Hairston v. Pacific-10 Conference [101 F.3d 1315 (9th Cir. 1996)]
  • Hartford Accident v. Pro Football, Inc. (DC Circuit, 1997). Pro-Football claimed, on behalf of the Washington Redskins, a breach of contract when the insurer changed rates based on changes in the jurisdiction of certain players.
  • Hendy v. Losse [54 Cal.3d 723 (1991)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Hill v. National Collegiate Athletics Association 26 Cal.Rptr.2d 834 (Cal.1994) Not Available in Digital Format. Challenge to Stanford University drug testing program as violation of privacy rights.
  • Horner v. Kentucky High School Athletic Association 43 F.3d 265 (6th Cir., KY 1994) Not Available in Digital Format. Title IX lawsuit alleging discrimination in elementary and secondary school sports.
  • Indiana High School Athletic Association Inc. v. Reyes [694 N.E.2d 249 (Ind. 1997)]
  • Jackson v. Drake University [778 F.Supp. 1490 (S.D.Iowa 1991)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Johnson v. Florida High School Activities [102 F.3d 1172 (11th Cir., 1997)]
  • Kelley v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois [35 F.3d 265 (7th Cir.1994)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Kleczek v. Rhode Island Interscholasic League, Inc. [612 A.2d 734 (1992)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Knapp v. Northwestern University (7th Cir., 1996) Suit alleging violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, based on Northwestern's refusal to allow Knapp to play basketball, after recruiting him in high-school, due to him having a pacemaker.
  • Lesser v. Neosho County Community College [741 F.Supp. 854 (D.Kan. 1990)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • McNeil v. National Football League [790 F.Supp. 81 (D.Minn 1992)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • McPherson v. Michigan High School Athletic Association (6th Cir., 1997) Finding that MHSAA 8-semester eligibility rule found to violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, regardless of exceptions for undue hardship, is reversed and remanded for further consideration.
  • Monson v. State of Oregon [136 Or.App. 225 (1995)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Morris v. New York Football Giants, Inc. [575 N.Y.S.2d 1013 (N.Y.Sup.1991)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Morsani v. Major League Baseball [[663 So.2d 653 (Fla.App.2 Dist. 1995)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • NBA v. Motorola, Inc. (2nd Cir., 1997). Court found that Motorola did not misappropriate NBA property by broadcasting "real time" scores from games in progress over a pager network. Remanded to lower court to consider Motorola's claim of unlawful interference in Motorola contracts with NBA teams.
  • NBA v. Williams (2nd Cir., 1995) Court affirms that anti-trust laws do not apply to collective bargaining agreements by players and teams affiliated with the NBA.
  • National Collegiate Athletics Association v. Miller [10 F.3d 633 (9th Cir. 1993)]
  • National Football League Properties, Inc. v. Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd. [922 F.Supp. 849 (S.D.N.Y. 1996)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • New Orleans Pelicans Baseball Club, Inc. v. National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, Inc. [Civ. A. No. 93-253 (E.D.La. 1994)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Nordstrom v. National Labor Relations Board [984 F.2d 479 (D.C.Cir. 1993)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Pahulu v. University of Kansas [897 F.Supp. 1387 (D.Kan. 1995)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Pederson v. Louisiana State University [[912 F.Supp. 892 (M.D.La.1996)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Piazza v. Major League Baseball [204 N.W.2d 6 (E.D.Pa. 1993)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Postema v. National League Baseball, et al. [91 Civ. 8507 (N.Y. 1992)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Pottgen v. The Missouri State High School Activities Association [103 F.3d 720 (8th Cir. 1997)]
  • Regents of the University of Colorado v. Derdeyn 863 P.2d 929 (Colo. 1993) Not Available in Digital Format. Challenge to state university's mandatory drug testing program.
  • Ross v. Creighton University 957 F.2d 410 (7th Cir., IL 1992) Not Available in Digital Format. Suit for negligence and breach of contract by student recruited for sports team.
  • Reynolds v. International Amateur Athletic Association [23 F.3d 1110 (6th Cir, 1994)]
  • Reynolds v. International Amateur Athletic Association [505 U.S 1301 (1992)]
  • Roberts v. Colorado State University [998 F.2d 824 (10th Cir. 1993)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Ross v. Creighton University [957 F.2d 410 (7th Cir. 1992)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Sandison v. Michigan High School Athletic Association (6th Cir., 1995) Allegations that MHSAA regulations preventing anyone from competing in interscholastic sports if they have reached age 19 is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Silverman v. Major League Baseball Player Relations (2nd Cir.,1995) Court found violation of National Labor Relations Act by the Major League Baseball Players Association based on changes to employment terms in violation of a collective bargaining agreement.
  • United States v. Walters [913 F.2d 388 (7th Cir. 1990)]
  • Wallace v. Texas Tech University [80 F.3d 1042 (5th Cir. 1996)]
  • WCVB-TV v. Boston Athletic Association [926 F.2d 42 (MA 1991)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Williams v. School District of Bethlehem, Pa. [Civil No. 90-06448 (E.D.Pa. 1992)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format. (Title IX)
1980s:
  • Blair v. Washington State University [108 Wash.2d 558 (1987)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Butts v. NCAA & LaSalle University [751 F.2d 609 (3rd Cir., 1984)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • City of New York v. New York Yankees [458 N.Y.S.2d 486 (1983)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • City of Oakland v. Oakland Raiders [32 Cal.3d 60 (1982)]; [150 Cal.App.3d 267 (1983)]; [379 F.Supp. 966 (C.D.Cal 1974)]Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Clark v. Arizona Interscholastic Association [695 F.2d 1126 (9th Cir., 1982)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format. (Title IX Case)
  • Coleman v. Western Michigan University [336 N.W.2d 224 (Mich.App.1983)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • DeFrantz v. United States Olympic Committee [492 F.Supp. 1181 (D.D.C. 1980)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Dryer v. Los Angeles Rams [40 Cal.3d 406 (1985)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Haffer v. Temple University [524 F.Supp 531 (E.D.Pa. 1981)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format. (Title IX Case)
  • Hall v. University of Minnesota 530 F.Supp. 104 (1982) Not Available in Digital Format. Lawsuit alleging breach of due process rights in refusing athlete admission to a degree program.
  • Hysaw v. Washburn University of Topeka [690 F.Supp. 940 (D.Kan. 1987)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Indianapolis Colts v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore [741 F.2d 954 (7th Cir. 1984)]; [733 F.2d 484 (7th Cir. 1984)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Justice v. National Collegiate Athletic Association [577 F.Supp. 356 (Dist.Ct.Az. 1984)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Kemp v. Ervin [651 F.Supp 495 (1986)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Comm'n. v. National Football League [791 F.2d 1356 (9th Cir., 1986)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Major League Baseball Players Association v. Baltimore Orioles Inc. [805 F.2d 663 (7th Cir. 1987)]; [cert denied - 480 U.S. 941] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Martin v. International Olympic Committee [740 F.2d 670 (9th Cir. 1984)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • McCormack v. NCAA [845 F.2d 1338 (5th Cir., 1988)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Miles v. Montreal Baseball Club [739 So.2d 1325 (Fla.App.1980)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Muller & Co. v. New York Arrows Soccer Team [802 F.2d 989 (8th Cir. 1986)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • National Basketball Association v. SDC Basketball Club, Inc. [815 F.2d 562 (9th Cir. 1987)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • National Football League et al v. Oakland Raiders [726 F.2d 1381 (9th Cir. 1984)]; [Cert denied, 105 S.Ct. 397] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Palmer v. Kansas City Chiefs Football Club [621 S.W.2nd 350 (Mo. Ct. of Appeals 1981)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Powell v. NFL [888 F.2d 559 (9th Cir., 1989)]; [cert. denied - 111 S.Ct. 711 (1991)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Rodgers v. Georgia Tech Athletic Association [303 S.E.2d 467 (Ga.App. 1983)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Rose v. Giamatti [721 F.Supp. 906 (S.D. Ohio, 1989)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Sullivan v. University Interscholastic League 616 S.W.2d 170 (1981) Not Available in Digital Format. Class action lawsuit against district athletic ineligibility rule for transfer students.
  • Thompson v. Seattle Public School District [Unpublished Decision, (1982)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Tiffany v. Arizona Interscholastic Association, Inc. [151 Ariz. 134 (1986)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • University of Richmond v. Bell [543 F.Supp. 321 (E.D.Va. 1982)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Yellow Springs Exempted Village School Dist.Bd. of Ed. v. Ohio High School Athletic Ass'n [647 F.2d 651 (6th Cir. 1981)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
1970s:
  • Bayless v. Philadelphia National League Club [472 F.Supp. 625 (E.D. Pa. 1979)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Behagen v. Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives [346 F.Supp. 602 (D.Minn. 1972)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Buckton v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n [366 F.Supp. 1152 (D.Mass. 1973)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • City of New York v. New York Jets Football Club, Inc. [394 N.Y.S.2d 799 (1977)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Dodson v. Arkansas Activities Assocation 468 F.Supp. 394 (1979) Not Available in Digital Format. Constitutional equal protection challenge to differences in rules for boys and girls basketball.
  • Finley & Co., Inc. v. Kuhn [569 F.2d 527 (7th Cir.1978)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Garza v. Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District [576 S.W.2d 916 (1979)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Hackbart v. Cincinnati Bengals, Inc. [601 F.2d 5166 (10th Cir. 1979)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Hennessey v. National Collegiate Athletic Association [564 F.2d 1136 (5th Cir.1977)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Hoover v. Meiklejohn [430 F.Supp. 164 (D.Colo. 1977)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Howard University v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n [510 F.2d 213 (D.C.Cir. 1975)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Jones v. National Collegiate Athletic Association [392 F.Supp. 295 (Dist.Ct. Mass. 1975)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Kansas City Royals Baseball Corp. v. Major League Baseball Players Assoc. [532 F.2d 615 (1976)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Kapp v. National Football League [586 F.2d 644 (9th Cir. 1978)]; [Cert denied - 441 U.S. 907 (1979)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Levin v. National Basketball Association [385 F.Supp. 149 (S.D.N.Y. 1974)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Ludtke v. Kuhn [461 F.Supp. 86 (S.D.N.Y. 1978)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Lueck v. City of Janesville [204 N.W.2d 6 (1973)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Mackey v. National Football League [543 F.2d 606 (8th Cir. 1976)]; [cert. dismissed 434 U.S. 801 (1976)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Motschenbacher v. RJ Reynolds 498 F.2d 821 (1979) Not Available in Digital Format. Professional race car driver brought suit for misappropriation of image for use of his car in a tobacco advertisement.
  • Munchak Corp. v. Cunningham [457 F.2d 721 (4th Cir. 1972)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • National and American League Professional Baseball Clubs v. Major League Baseball Players Assoc. [66 Labor Arbitration 101 (1975)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • National Organization for Women, Essex County Chapter v. Little League Baseball, Inc. [127 N.J. Super. 522 (1974)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Regents of the University of Minnesota v. National Collegiate Athletic Association [560 F.2d 352 (8th Cir. 1977)]; [Cert dismissed, 434 U.S. 978 (1977)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Robertson v. National Basketball Assoc. [389 F.Supp. 867 (S.D.N.Y. 1975)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Shelton v. NCAA [539 F.2d 1197 (9th Cir., 1976)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Smith v. Pro Football, Inc. [593 F.2d 1173 (D.C. Cir, 1978)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Taylor v. Wake Forest University [192 S.E.2d 197 (N.C.1972)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Tomjanovich v. California Sports, Inc. [No. H-78-243 (S.D.Tx. 1979)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
Pre-1970:
  • American Football League v. National Football League [323 F.2d 124 (4th Cir. 1963)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Bellman v. San Francisco High School District [11 Cal.2d 576 (1938)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Ex Parte Joseph Neet [157 Mo. 527 (1900)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Gardella v. Chandler [174 F.2d 919 (2nd Cir. 1949)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Louisiana High School Athletic Association v. St. Augustine High School [396 F.2d 224 (5th Cir.1968)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Minnesota Muskies, Inc. v. Hudson [294 F.Supp. 979 (M.D.N.C. 1969)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Pirkle v. Oakdale Union Grammar School District [40 Cal.2d 207 (1953)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Pittsburgh Athletic Company v. KQV Broadcasting Co. [24 F.Supp. 490 (W.D.Fa. 1938)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Smith v. Consolidated School District No. 2 [408 S.W.2d 50 (1966)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Toolson v. New York Yankees [101 F.Supp. 93 (S.D.Cal. 1951)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Vendrell v. School District No. 26c, Malheur County [376 P.2d 406 (S.Ct.Or.1962)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Wells v. Minneapolis Baseball and Athletic Association [142 N.W 707 (1913)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
  • Wisconsin v. Milwaukee Braves, Inc. [144 N.W.2d 1 (Wisc.Sup.Ct. 1966)] Not Yet Available in Digital Format.
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