1096 ABA Journal Entertainment & Sports Law articles.
Professional wrestler Chris Benoit had 10 times the normal level of testosterone in his blood when he killed his wife and 7-year-old son and committed suicide at their suburban Atlanta…
Jul 17, 2007 11:41 PM CDT
Lawyers for pop star Michael Jackson have told him to “Beat It” on more than one occasion.
The latest dispute ended last week when a Los Angeles judge ordered Jackson…
Jul 17, 2007 8:42 PM CDT
ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” was able to change a three-bedroom house into a nine-bedroom mansion, but it didn’t have to provide a happy ending for five orphans who lived…
Jul 17, 2007 7:32 PM CDT
Cockfighting will soon be illegal in all 50 states. A bill banning the sport in Louisiana, the only state where it is currently legal, was signed yesterday by the state…
Jul 13, 2007 5:56 PM CDT
Updated: A former top aide to the vice president of the United States didn’t have to serve time for lying to a federal grand jury. So why should I?
That…
Jul 11, 2007 9:13 PM CDT
A San Francisco lawyer who disclosed grand jury testimony by professional baseball players about alleged steroids use has agreed to a plea bargain that involves 33 months in jail.
Troy…
Jul 6, 2007 1:16 AM CDT
Before murdering his wife and 7-year-old son and committing suicide at his suburban Atlanta home late last month, professional wrestler Chris Benoit reportedly got “excessive” amounts of steroids using prescriptions…
Jul 3, 2007 8:35 PM CDT
A California Supreme Court justice sounded something like the late sportscaster Howard Cosell in explaining why the Oakland Raiders will not get a retrial in a territorial rights suit against…
Jul 3, 2007 12:58 PM CDT
A personal physician for a professional wrestler who recently committed a double murder-suicide was charged today in a federal drug probe.
Phil Astin is accused of having improperly dispensed painkillers…
Jul 2, 2007 8:02 PM CDT
Authorities are investigating possible illegal steroid use in case of a well-known professional wrestler who strangled his wife, smothered his son and then hanged himself in the weight room of…
Jun 26, 2007 7:47 PM CDT
“Voluntary” pat-down searches of fans entering football stadiums do not violate the 4th Amendment prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizes, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decided today.
Ruling…
Jun 26, 2007 7:24 PM CDT
Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling upholding a no-recruiting rule is likely to have an impact across the nation.
The court upheld an athletic association rule barring…
Jun 22, 2007 3:45 PM CDT
A designated hitter for the New York Yankees will be the first baseball player to testify before a major league baseball steroids use investigator.
Under an agreement announced today that…
Jun 22, 2007 1:17 AM CDT
A federal trial in Manhattan offers insights into the creation of the literary persona known as JT Leroy.
A film production company is seeking to void a contract with a…
Jun 15, 2007 3:57 PM CDT
Four years ago, Douglas Warlick and Donald Ramsell decided to share the cost of season tickets for the Chicago Bears, splitting the $10,000 application fee for four seat licenses. But…
Jun 11, 2007 7:03 PM CDT
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