SportsWise: A Podcast About Sports and the Law

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On this episode, I'm joined by Nancy Hogshead-Makar, 4-time Olympic medalist swimmer, law professor, civil rights lawyer, Executive Director of Champion Women, and one of Sports Illustrated's "most influential people in the history of Title IX." She joins the pod to talk about arguably the most litigated, legislated, and debated topic in the sports world right now-- whether transgender women should be able to compete in women's sports.

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .  

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We're introducing a new segment on the podcast-- a rundown of some of the biggest issues in the sports law world over the past week. Each week I'll be joined by a special guest to help me break down the latest developments and what they all mean. On this episode, I'm joined by my colleague, Eric Blevins, the Sports Law Program Manager at the Tulane Center for Sport.  We talk college sports, LIV Golf, Major League Baseball, TV broadcasting, transgender athletes, and more...

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The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, Jennifer Abruzzo, is back to discuss the latest developments on the potential employee status and unionization of college athletes.  Ms. Abruzzo breaks down what to expect next in the USC/Pac-12/NCAA NLRB case and what this all might mean for the future of college athletes and college sports.  

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I'm joined on this episode by Troy Dannen, Athletic Director for the Cotton Bowl-champion Tulane Green Wave.  Troy is one of the most thoughtful, well-connected, influential, and busiest athletic directors in the country and he has been on every major NCAA committee over the last few years. He has been a leading voice during this transformative period in college athletics. On this episode, we tackle all of the key issues facing college sports, including NIL, employment status, conference realignment, the future of the NCAA, and...the Cotton Bowl-champion Tulane green wave.

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The pod is back! On this episode, we tackle the latest developments in the long and winding road to potential employee status for college athletes.  We’ll break down the oral arguments in the Johnson v. NCAA case— with the 2 lead lawyers for the plaintiffs, Paul McDonald and Mike Willemin—and what the case might mean for the future of college sports.  We’ll also look at the recent decision in Brian Flores’ racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL with Brian Flores’ lawyer.

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Earlier this summer,  a Supreme Court case about a high school football coach praying at the 50-yard line ignited a fierce debate about freedom of religion and expression.  A majority of the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the coach and held that the Constitution protected his right to pray on the field after the game.  Proponents of the ruling  say it’s a victory for freedom of religion for all Americans.  Opponents believe that "this is the greatest loss of religious freedom in our country in generations  and will undermine everyone’s right to live as ourselves and believe as we choose.”

This episode is about football, but it’s also about something much bigger than that. It’s a story of the role of faith versus policy and the law. It's also a story about how the narrative of a case can sometimes be more important the underlying facts in the case.  

What does it mean for the future of high school football? For the future of the separation or church and state?  To help me sort it all out, I'm joined by the lead lawyers who worked on  each side of this landmark case. Hiram Sasser is  Executive General Counsel for First Liberty Institute, which represented Joe Kennedy. And Richard Katskee is the  Vice President and Legal Director at Americans United for Separation of Church and State. 

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On this episode, I discuss all things baseball and the law with Evan Drellich, Senior Writer for The Athletic; Chelsea Janes, National Baseball Writer, Washington Post; and Bill Shaikin, reporter for the LA Times.  We cover the future of the MLB antitrust exemption, the international draft, Trevor Bauer, and much more!

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On this episode, I'm joined by Ben Meiselas, prominent civil rights and sport lawyer, attorney and business partner of Colin Kaepernick, co-founder of Meidas Touch, an independent pro-democracy media network, and an advisor to the Hockey Diversity Alliance.

After winning the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche, Nazem Kadri told the international television audience that "for everybody that thought I was a liability these playoffs...you can kiss my a-s."   Earlier in the playoffs, Kadri, the only Muslim player in the NHL, accidentally injured the goalie for the St. Louis Blues, leading to a a torrent of racist messages and death threats from fans on social media.   

Ben Meiselas joins me to discuss the Kadri incident, the formation of the Hockey Diversity Alliance by a group of hockey players of color, and the daunting question facing the NHL:
 why does the league have such a diversity problem, and what can be done to fix it?  We also talk about Colin Kaepernick and his prospects of playing in the NFL again.  

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This episode tackles a basic question that could have a massive impact on the future of college sports-- are college athletes employees?  I'm joined by Paul McDonald, the attorney currently leading the fight for college athletes to be classified as employees,  We discuss why Paul thinks his current lawsuit—Johnson v NCAA—will be successful and lead to employee status for college athletes, what employee status would mean for college athletes, and what it all means in the big picture of athlete compensation, name, image and likeness, and the future of college sports. 

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Rusty Hardin, the lawyer representing embattled Cleveland Browns Quarterback Deshaun Watson, joins the pod to talk about the possible discipline he is facing from the NFL, the 22 sexual misconduct lawsuits filed against him, why the possible trade with Dolphins fell through, why the trade with the Browns went through, the legal and PR strategy he has used to defend Watson and other high profile athletes, and much more....

Thank you for listening! For the latest in sports law news and analysis, you can follow Gabe Feldman on twitter @sportslawguy .