Sports & Betting

  • July 02, 2026

    The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

    This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including presidential power, immigration and voting regulations. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.

  • July 02, 2026

    The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

    The sharpest dissents this term often involved the president, and pitted conservative and liberal justices against each other on core constitutional issues and questions about the limits to executive power, with nearly a quarter of cases being decided squarely along ideological lines.

  • July 02, 2026

    The Year Donald Trump Won Big At The High Court

    The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority and President Donald Trump largely aligned this year on issues of executive power, resulting in a series of decisions that significantly expanded presidential authority.

  • July 03, 2026

    Sports And Real Estate: A Special Report

    Nowadays, professional sports are as deeply woven into the real estate and legal industries as they are into American culture. In this special report, Law360 Real Estate Authority examines the most recent interplay between sports and real estate development, the policies and litigation accompanying it, and the vast legal work guiding it.

  • July 02, 2026

    Minn. Judge Won't Let Cypriot Gaming Co. Force Arbitration

    A Minnesota federal judge has denied a request by the Cypriot operator of the online "social gaming" site Stake to force a proposed illegal gambling class action into arbitration, saying it still isn't clear whether the terms and conditions containing an underlying arbitration agreement are valid.

  • July 02, 2026

    Ticketmaster Can't Shield Breach Probe In Snowflake MDL

    A Montana federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over a data breach at cloud storage provider Snowflake ordered Ticketmaster, one of its affected clients, to turn over materials about its post-breach investigation and cybersecurity spending, while hitting the ticketing giant with $5,000 in sanctions for "discovery abuses" related to these requests. 

  • July 02, 2026

    7-Eleven Says New Nike Shoes Copy Its Tricolor Design

    7-Eleven has accused Nike of swiping its distinctive orange, green and red stripe design for a new shoe it plans to release on July 11 — or 7/11 — according to a suit filed in New York federal court.

  • July 02, 2026

    Lucky Strike Aims To Knock Down Bowlers' Antitrust Lawsuit

    Lucky Strike urged a Washington federal court Wednesday to throw out a proposed class action from customers who claim the bowling giant acted anticompetitively to monopolize markets across the U.S. and drive up prices, saying the suit rests solely on "the bare allegation that it acquired bowling centers."

  • July 02, 2026

    7th Circ. Says Immigration Addendums Make Its Job Harder

    The Seventh Circuit criticized a practice by immigration judges in which they attach boilerplate legal citations instead of citing them in the decisions themselves, saying it makes appellate review more difficult, but declined to reject the practice.

  • July 02, 2026

    Judge Warns Trump Team On East Potomac Golf Course Work

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge said she was unlikely to dismiss a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's plan to remake the capital's East Potomac Golf Links, but also declined to order a stoppage of any work on the site until more concrete steps are taken.

  • July 02, 2026

    Ex-Wolverines Coach Wins Bid To Suppress Digital Evidence

    A Michigan federal judge has suppressed evidence recovered from multiple computers, phones and storage devices seized from a former University of Michigan assistant football coach accused of hacking into female college students' accounts, finding state search warrants authorizing sweeping forensic searches violated the Fourth Amendment.

  • July 02, 2026

    Congress, States Eye Costs Of Private Equity In Youth Sports

    With the cost of youth sports on the rise, Congress and state attorneys general have begun scrutinizing private equity investments in leagues, facilities and other assets, a trend that critics say strains household budgets and limits participation.

  • July 02, 2026

    Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review

    The U.S. Supreme Court's stark ideological divisions were on full display this term, particularly as it issued long-awaited rulings in the last few days of June. Here, Law360 dives into the numbers behind this court term.

  • July 02, 2026

    NFL, Ex-Coach Ordered To Meet Amid Discovery Fight

    A New York federal judge has ordered attorneys litigating former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores' proposed racial discrimination class action against the NFL to hold an in-person meeting to resolve numerous discovery disputes that are bogging down the case.

  • July 01, 2026

    Quinnipiac Can Demote Rugby Team As Title IX Suit Proceeds

    A Connecticut federal judge has denied an emergency request by female athletes to block Quinnipiac University from downgrading their varsity rugby team to club sport status while a Title IX lawsuit plays out, saying a limited record showed the university did not retaliate and offered legitimate reasons for the decision.

  • July 01, 2026

    High Court's Guardrails Won't Ease Fight Over Trans Athletes

    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision permitting states to ban transgender athletes from girls' sports was written in simple terms, but attorneys tracking the issue see the ruling as a flashpoint for further litigation.

  • July 01, 2026

    Goldstein Calls Gov't's Attack On Text Messages 'Hypocrisy'

    Lawyers for convicted SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein have rejected prosecutors' claims that the famed U.S. Supreme Court lawyer may have deleted messages between himself and his poker backers, calling the government "hypocritical" after it had previously argued that Goldstein could authenticate the messages if he took the stand at trial.

  • July 01, 2026

    Fubo Faces Adeia Streaming Patent Suit In Del.

    Adeia Media Holdings on Wednesday sued FuboTV in Delaware federal court alleging the sports streaming venture infringed four of its patents, months after the patent owner announced a deal to end infringement litigation against Fubo's controlling company Disney.

  • July 01, 2026

    Calif. Man Gets 21 Months For Sports Memorabilia Fraud

    A California resident has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty in December to one count of wire fraud for knowingly selling counterfeit baseball memorabilia he claimed was from MLB Hall of Famer Willie Mays.

  • July 01, 2026

    FTC Upholds Horse Trainer's Ban, Scraps $25K Penalty

    The Federal Trade Commission upheld a horse trainer's two-year suspension on an alleged banned substances violation, but reversed a $25,000 fine after finding an administrative law judge wasn't authorized to impose the civil monetary penalty. 

  • July 01, 2026

    Ex-NBAer Beasley Denies Gambling Rap But Affirms Plea Talks

    Former NBA guard Malik Beasley on Wednesday denied charges in federal court in Brooklyn accusing him of taking bribes in exchange for manipulating his in-game statistics while playing in 2024 for the Milwaukee Bucks, but his lawyer acknowledged plea talks in court.

  • June 30, 2026

    Roblox Addiction Judge Wonders 'Where We Are As A Society'

    A California judge overseeing a suit accusing Epic Games, Roblox and Microsoft of addicting children to video games wondered aloud Tuesday "where we are as a society" — though the comment was directed not at America's youth, but rather the state of the law when considering a motion to compel arbitration.

  • June 30, 2026

    Tribes Back RI As CFTC Sues Over Kalshi Betting Ban

    Indigenous rights groups are supporting Rhode Island in a challenge by the U.S. and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that looks to block the state's efforts to prevent prediction market platforms from offering sports-related event contracts, saying the litigation could turn decades of federal law on its head.

  • June 30, 2026

    Roberto Clemente's Sons Ask Justices To Review TM Dispute

    The family of baseball legend Roberto Clemente wants the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether governments can appropriate trademarks without triggering automatic compensation after the First Circuit rejected claims stemming from Puerto Rico's use of Clemente's name and likeness on license plates and vehicle tags.

  • June 30, 2026

    MLB Called Out On 'Play Ball' TM Attempt

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has told Major League Baseball that the phrase "play ball" is too "commonplace" and "widely used" to be trademarked, denying its request but leaving an opening for appeal or reconsideration.

Expert Analysis

  • NBA, MLB Betting Indictments: Slam Dunks Or Strikeouts?

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    Recent fraud charges against bettors, NBA players and MLB pitchers raise questions about what the government will need to prove to prosecute individuals involved in placing bets based on nonpublic information, and it could be a tough sell to juries, say attorneys at Ford O'Brien.

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    Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

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    After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • 1st-Of-Its-Kind NIL Claim Raises Liability Coverage Questions

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    The University of Georgia Athletic Association recently sought to compel arbitration against former UGA football player Damon Wilson in a first-of-its-kind legal action for breach of a name, image and likeness contract, highlighting questions around student-athlete employment classification and professional liability insurance coverage, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.

  • AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails

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    Recent additions to a committee note on proposed Rule of Evidence 707 — governing evidence generated by artificial intelligence — seek to mitigate potential dangers that may arise once machine outputs are introduced at trial, encouraging judges to perform critical gatekeeping functions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across

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    Communications and brand strategy during a law firm merger represent a crucial thread that runs through every stage of a combination and should include clear messaging, leverage modern marketing tools and embrace the chance to evolve, says Ashley Horne at Womble Bond.

  • Opinion

    Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded

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    Eliminating the so-called law of the circuit doctrine — as recently proposed by a Fifth Circuit judge, echoing Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurrence in Loper Bright — would undermine public confidence in the judiciary’s independence and create costly uncertainty for litigants, says Lawrence Bluestone at Genova Burns.

  • How Fed. Circ. Shaped Subject Matter Eligibility In 2025

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    The Federal Circuit's most impactful patent eligibility decisions this year, touching on questions about obviousness and abstractness, provide a toolbox of takeaways that can be utilized during patent preparation and prosecution to guard against potential challenges, says Reilley Keane at Banner Witcoff.

  • 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry

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    Though agentic artificial intelligence has demonstrated significant promise for optimizing legal work, it presents numerous risks, so specific ethical obligations should be built into the knowledge base of every agentic AI tool used in the legal industry, says Steven Cordero at Akerman LLP.

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    Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Becoming a Gospel preacher has enhanced my success as a trial lawyer by teaching me the importance of credibility, relatability, persuasiveness and thorough preparation for my congregants, the same skills needed with judges and juries in the courtroom, says Reginald Harris at Stinson.

  • The Ohio Supreme Court In 2025: A Focus On Civil Procedure

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    ​​​​​​​If 2025 will be remembered for any particular theme at the Ohio Supreme Court, it might just be the justices' focus on procedural issues, including in three cases concerning, respectively, proper service, response time and pleading standards, says Bradfield Hughes at Porter Wright.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation

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    New litigators can better help their corporate clients achieve their overall objectives when they move beyond simply fighting for legal victory to a client-led approach that resolves the legal dispute while balancing the company's competing out-of-court priorities, says Chelsea Ireland at Cohen Ziffer.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit

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    Law firm mergers should start with people, then move to strategy: A two-level screening that puts finding a cultural fit at the pinnacle of the process can unearth shared values that are instrumental to deciding to move forward with a combination, says Matthew Madsen at Harrison.

  • Considerations When Invoking The Common-Interest Privilege

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    To successfully leverage the common-interest doctrine in a multiparty transaction or complex litigation, practitioners should be able to demonstrate that the parties intended for it to apply, that an underlying privilege like attorney-client has attached, and guard against disclosures that could waive privilege and defeat its purpose, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • NBA Gambling Probes Highlight Sports Betting's Broad Risks

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    Recent NBA gambling scandals illustrate the integrity risks arising from legal sports betting, but organizations, which must navigate a patchwork of state laws, can protect their reputations by drafting and enforcing internal policies to address betting-related risks and complying with league and institutional rules, say attorneys at Littler.

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