Sports Law Resource Guide
Introduction
This selective guide highlights major print and electronic resources available to Cleveland State University students researching issues in Sports Law. It is specifically designed to assist Cleveland State University students taking Sports Law in the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, or graduate/undergraduate courses such as Law in Physical Education, Sports, and Recreation. Because legal issues related to sports may involve any of a number of areas of law and legal research (contracts, torts, intellectual property, constitutional law, etc.) the researcher is encouraged to start with a secondary source - book, article, ALR, etc., and then follow annotations to statutory law and court decisions.
Please contact the Law Library's Research Services librarians during their Research Services hours, or via email to research.services@law.csuohio.edu for assistance in locating or using any of the resources discussed in this guide.
Legislation and Regulations -- Ohio, Other States
Ohio Revised Code's Title 33 contains the laws passed by the Ohio General Assembly relating to Education matters. However, there may be other sections of the Code more pertinent for a topic:
For example -
for the definition of an "athletic trainer" see Title 47 Occupations -- Professions, in § 4755.60 of the ORC
the law providing the authority to form Joint Recreation Districts is in §§ 755.12 - 755.18 of the ORC, and
for Prepaid Entertainment Contracts see §§ 1345.41 - 1345.50 of the ORC.
Start with the Index to the ORC, and then go to the Title and section. Note in nearby sections if there are definitions related to the code provisions.
In an annotated code, both the language of the law as presented in the Code section, and the annotations following it can facilitate your research. Annotations include citations to cases that the editor believes are related to the code section, cross references to other code sections, and perhaps history sections indicating information about amendments to the code section. Annotations also often include references to other books, practice manuals, and legal periodical articles which discuss the statute.
Also check the pocket part supplement when using print codes for any amendments to the section and/or more recent annotations to court decisions.
Ohio Revised Code (LAWriter - from State of Ohio website - unannotated)
Ohio General Assembly website - for tracking legislation http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/
For annotated versions of the ORC, see the Code from either of the two major publishers of the Code:
Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated (print) / West Pub. Co., 1994 - . Reference, Reserve, Ohio Room KFO 30 1953 .A4 (Westlaw - OH-ST-ANN )
Page's Ohio Revised Code Annotated (print) / Anderson Pub. Co., 1953 - Reference, Reserve, Ohio Room . KFO 30 1953 .P3
Page's Ohio Revised Code (via LexisNexis Academic) (Please note: This OhioLINK research database is only available on the CSU campus or via remote authentication to those with a CSU ID)
You can search words or put in a section number.
LexisNexis -- ( OH - Ohio Statutes, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined )
Other States' Codes:
The Law Library has a current print annotated code for many states. The sets are shelved by call number, alphabetically by state, on the Atrium Level of the Law Library, beginning with KFA (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona), KFC (California), etc. Code arrangement will vary by state.
Start with the index, and check the pocket part supplement for amendments to the law and newer annotations to court decisions.
State Codes (individual states - via LexisNexis Academic) - Filter to United States, then the specific state, then Legislation, Statutes, and Codes. Select the current code.
Search in the same manner as in other LexisNexis Academic databases. Code arrangement will vary by state.
Uniform Athlete Agents Act (2000) www.law.upenn.edu/bll/ulc/uaaa/aaa1130.htm
Uniform Laws Annotated / West Group. Reference KF 879 .A45 U5 Includes Uniform Athlete Agents Act (2000) and tables showing which states have adopted it, along with the citations to the state code sections. (Westlaw - ULA ) [Type a search "uniform athlete agents act" to get to the various sections.]
Legal Information Institute(LII) (Cornell): State Law
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Ohio Administrative Regulations:
State administrative agencies promulgate regulations as part of their role in implementing the laws passed by the legislative body.
Ohio Administrative Code (print) / West Pub. Co., 1994 - KFO 34.5 .O35 (For example, Section 3301-27-02 Qualifications for Athletic Trainers)
Ohio Administrative Code (LAWriter - from State of Ohio website)
Ohio Monthly Record (print) / West 1977 - KFO 35 .A23 O35
Updates the Ohio Administrative Code
Register of Ohio (for notice of Ohio rule-making)
Westlaw - OH-ADC ; Westlaw - Ohio Regulation Tracking & Text Combined OH-SNREGS
LexisNexis - OH - Ohio Administrative Code and the Ohio Register ;LexisNexis - Ohio State Regulation Tracking
Legislation and Regulations -- U.S./Federal
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.) (Thomson West), Print. Reference or 2nd Level KF 62.5 .W45
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.) (LexisNexis), Print. Reference KF 62 .L38
United States Code Service (via LexisNexis Academic)
Both publishers' print codes include a multi-volume subject index. Start there and then go to the Title and Section number. Check the pocket part supplement or pamphlet under the same Title and Section number for updated information -- any amendments to the Code, references to newer court decisions, etc. Some sections of law may be a paragraph or a few pages, but there may be many pages of annotations.
United States Code (Via GPO Access) Unannotated.
U.S. Library of Congress Thomas - for tracking Federal legislation http://thomas.loc.gov/
Legal Information Institute (LII) (Cornell): Federal Law
Selected Federal Laws with Sports Implications:
Amateur Sports Act of 1978, 36 U.S.C. (formerly in § § 371-396 et seq.) §§ 220501-220529
Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 151-166
Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. §1 et seq.
Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. §1 et seq., § 1291, § 1292
Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1291-1295
Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments, 20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.
Trademark Act (Lanham Act), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1127
U.S. Olympic Committee provisions, 36 U.S.C. §§ 220501-220529
Federal Administrative Regulations:
Federal administrative agencies promulgate regulations as part of their role in implementing the laws passed by the legislative body.
Code of Federal Regulations (via GPO Access) - Federal government agency regulations
CFR via LexisNexis Academic
CFR -- Current year in print on the First Level rotunda (Reference Area) of the Law Library KF 70 .A3. The previous two years in print - Second Level; complete backrun on microfilm and microfiche - Base Level.
Title IX Regulations of the U.S. Dept. of Education - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance: 34 CFR Part 106 ; Available also from the U.S. Dept. of Education website:http://www.ed.gov/policy/rights/reg/ocr/edlite-34cfr106.html
Federal Register (via GPO Access) - Issued daily. Proposed and final regulations; notices.
FR via LexisNexis Academic
FR -- print current and prior year - Reference KF70 .A2
Complete backrun on microfilm and microfiche on the Base Level.
Regulations of Sports Organizations:
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) - www2.ncaa.org/
> Legislation & Governance > Rules & Bylaws
National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division I Manual / Overland Park, KS: NCAA, Current (2003-2004). Reference GV 563 .N25297 (Also NCAA Division II Manual Reference GV 563 .N25298 and NCAA Division III Manual Reference GV 563 .N25299)
OHSAA Student-Athlete Eligibility http://www.ohsaa.org/eligibility/default.asp
OHSAA Handbook for Officials http://www.ohsaa.org/officials/handbk05.pdf
World Anti-Doping Agency http://www.wada-ama.org/en/ (For Code and Standards) Includes link to Prohibited List and Therapeutic Use Exemptions
World Anti-Doping Code (2003) http://www.wada-ama.org/rtecontent/document/code_v3.pdf
Anti-Doping Rules Applicable to the XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy International Olympic Committee
Finding Court Cases
For information on deciphering citations see the Cleveland-Marshall Law Library guide:
How to Read a Legal Citation .
The Yearbook of Education Law / Dayton, Ohio: National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, now Education Law Association, 1988 - Annual. Atrium Level KF4102.5 .Y39 1988 If you want to identify significant caselaw developments, with citations to decisions, this annual review includes a chapter on Sports Law. Electronic access via Education Abstracts (An OhioLink Research database. 1997 to present) Type in Yearbook of Education Law, and select Journal Titles in the drop-down menu, to get to the listing of chapters and links where full text is available. Footnotes are at the end of each chapter.
West's Education Law Reporter (West Group, 1982 - ) KF 4110 .A2 W47 Education-related court cases from the various sets of court reports (F.Supp., N.E.2d, etc.) and commentary/articles in each volume (check table of contents.) There is a Digest at the end of the set.
Structure of the Ohio Judicial System - http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/introduction/structure/
Ohio Supreme Court and Ohio Appellate Court Opinions from the Ohio Supreme Court website (for more recent years): http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/newpdf/
LexisNexis Academic - Federal and State Cases Combined
From this search screen, if you have a citation, you can put it in. Too see how the formats for the citations should look, click on "Citation Help." You can search by party name, however you may retrieve more than the specific case you are seeking.
The dropdown Select Sources menu gives other more selective search options such as U.S. Supreme Court Cases, Lawyers' Edition, State Court Cases Combined, and for each state, the ability to search both federal and state courts at the same time.
LexisNexis Academic - By Area of Law - Education Law
From the LexisNexis Academic homepage you can get to that screen by first clicking on Sources, then Browse Sources by Area of Law, and then click on Education Law. You can filter by country, Publication type(cases, etc.) and/or multiple and/or single source.
Ohio Decisions
For full-text searching of, and access to, Ohio state court decisions, including unreported Ohio Appellate Court decisions, use LexisNexis Academic or the Ohio Supreme Court site, which also includes decisions from the Courts of Appeals.
Thomson/West has discontinued publishing Premise (formerly available on one of the Law Library's Legal Research Workstations) so if you have a citation with WL as the abbreviation, you may be able to search by party , although you may also find useful the Westlaw for Ohio that is available at Cleveland Public Library downtown.
U.S. Supreme Court - recent decisions available from the Supreme Court's website:http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
U.S. Supreme Court - decisions 1893 - current available via FindLaw http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
Andrews Sports & Entertainment Litigation Reporter ( Westlaw - ANSPENLR) From Nov., 1996
Ohio Treatises, Practice Guides, and Forms Resources
Selected Ohio-related treatises and practice guides in the Law Library collection which provide a foundation for sports law issues include the following:
Anderson's Ohio School Law / Kimball H. Carey / Cincinnati: Anderson Pub. Co., 2002 - 3 vol. set. Reserve Room KFO 390 B342
Baldwin's Ohio School Law, rev. ed. / Hastings, Manoloff, Sheeran & Stype. / Cleveland: Thomson/West, 2003 - . 2 vol. set. Reserve Room KFO 390 .B3 2003 (Westlaw - OHSCHL)
Ohio Consumer Law / Harold L. Williams, ed.; Legal Aid Society of Cleveland and Ohio State Legal Services Assn. / Cleveland: Thomson West, 1997 - Current. Baldwin's Ohio Handbook Series. Chapter 4: Prepaid Entertainment Contract Act. Reference, Reserve, and Ohio Room. KFO 230 .O35
Ohio School Law / Cleveland: West Group, 1997 - Current. Baldwin's Ohio Handbook Series. Current. Reference, Reserve, and Ohio Room KFO 390 .L48
Gotherman & Babbit, Ohio Municipal Law - Procedure & Forms, 2nd ed. / John E. Gotherman and Harold W. Babbit / West, 1975 - current. 3 vols. KFO 431 .A6 G66 Currently updated by Finley's Ohio Municipal Service / West Group, 2003 - KFO 431.A6 G67 (Vol. 17 /Issue 6 Nov./ Dec. 2005 article: "Financing and Operating Community, Recreational and Park Facilities Through Joint Recreation Districts" by Emmett M. Kelly, Esq. available at http://www.bricker.com/publications/articles/918.pdf)
Anderson's Ohio Business Entities Handbook / Anderson Pub. Co., current year. KFO 205 .O35 LexisNexis ( Legal > Area of Law - By Topic > Corporate > Treatises & Analytical Materials > Anderson Publishing > Ohio Business Entities Handbook )
Developments in Ohio law are often reflected in continuing legal education materials such as:
Sports Law and Entertainment Law / Columbus: OSBA CLE Institute, 2001. KF 3989 .A75 S67 2001
Comprehensive Treatises, Practice Guides, Forms Resources
Education Law / James A. Rapp / New York: LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 1984 - . 7 vols. An excellent comprehensive current looseleaf set; Start with Index in Vol. 7. Vol. 1 includes Chapter 3: Athletics KF 4119 .R36
Education Law / Charles J. Russo and Ralph D. Mawdsley / New York: Law Journal Press, 2002 - . Current. (Chapt. 7: Sports Law) KF 4119 .E276
Fundamentals of Sports Law, 2nd ed. / Walter T. Champion, Jr. / 2004.(Westlaw - SPORTSLAW)
Law of Professional and Amateur Sports / Gary A. Uberstine and Kimarie R., eds. / St. Paul: West Group, 1988 - . 3 vols. Current. A comprehensive looseleaf service. KF 3989 .L38 1988
Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing, and the Arts: Agreements and the Law, 3d ed. / Alexander Lindey and Michael Landau / St. Paul, Minn.: Thomson/West, 2004 - Current. Four volume looseleaf service. KF 2991.5 .L52 (Westlaw LINDEY3d )
Sports and the Law: A Modern Anthology / Timothy Davis, Alfred D. Mathewson, and Kenneth L. Shropshire, eds. / Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 1999. KF 3989 .S673 1999
Sports Law: A Desktop Handbook / Paul M. Anderson / Milwaukee, WI: National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School, 1999. KF 3989 .A53 1999
Sports Law and Regulation / Joseph Gordon Hylton and Paul M. Anderson, eds. / Milwaukee: National Sports Law Institute, 1999. KF 3989 .S677 1999
Sports Law and Regulation: Cases, Materials, and Problems / Matthew J. Mitten [et al.] / New York: Aspen, 2005 KF 3989 .A7 S66 2005
Sports Law Practice / Martin J. Greenberg and James T. Gray / Charlottesville, VA: LEXIS Law Pub., 1998 - . Current. 2 vols. KF 3989.G69 1998
ALR (American Law Reports ) (West Group) Reference KF 132.6 .I53 An excellent starting place for background information on numerous legal issues related to sports, with references to court decisions and other resources. (Start with the multi-volume Index at the end of the set, checking under Sports for example, and follow any cross references as needed. Also check the pocket part supplement to the Index for any newer listings. Then go to the appropriate series ( ALR4th, ALR 5th, ALR Federal (call number KF 132 .A47), etc.) then volume number (the first number in the citation) and then page number (the second number in the citation.) Check the pocket part supplement under the same citation for more current information.
American Jurisprudence 2nd (West Group) Reference KF 154 .A422. A legal encyclopedia. Start with the General Index, under Entertainment and Sports. In Vol. 27A: Entertainment & Sports Law "Regulation of Sports Agents”.
American Jurisprudence Legal Forms 2nd (West Group) Reference KF 170 .A542 In Vol. 2 under Amusements and Exhibitions at VII. Athletics and Sports from Sec.19: 251 et seq. for various legal forms.
Corpus Juris Secundum (CJS) (West Group) Reference KF 154 .C672 A legal encyclopedia. Start with the General Index, under Sports and Athletics or Schools and Education.
West's Legal Forms (West Group) Reference KF 170 .W47 In Vol. 24: Sports Related Contracts Sec. 3.190 et seq.
West Group's Causes of Action (West Group) Reference KF 8863 .S532 Start with the Index, under such topics as Sports and Athletics, Sports Spectator Injury, or Schools and Education.
School Athletics, Amateur Sports, Other Topics:
Baseball and the American Legal Mind / Spender Weber Waller, Neil B. Cohen, and Paul Finkelman / New York: Garland, 1995. KF 3989 .A75 B37 1995
Dancing at Halftime -- Sports and the Controversy over American Indian Mascots / Carol Spindel / New York: New York University Press, 2002. GV 714.5 .S65 2002
Essentials of Amateur Sports Law, 3rd ed. / Glenn M. Wong / Westport, CT: Praeger, 2002. KF 3989 .W66 2002
Law and the Team Physician / Elizabeth M. Gallup / Champaign, IL.: Human Kinetics, 1995. KF 2910 .S65 G35 1995
Law in Sport and Physical Activity, 2nd ed. / Annie Clement / Aurora, OH: Sport and Law Press, Inc., 1998. KF 4166 .C55 1998
Legal Handbook on School Athletics / Margaret A. Chidester, et al. / Alexandria, VA: NSBA, 1997. KF 4166 .L44 1997
Legal Responsibility in Aquatics / Annie Clement / Aurora, OH: Sport and Law Press, Inc., 1997. KF 1290 .S66 C63 1997
Managing Legal Issues in College Athletics: Proactive Strategies for Administrators /David P. O'Brien and Timothy J. O'Brien / Horsham, PA: LRP Publications, 2004. KF 4166 .O27 2004
Products Liability: Recreation and Sports Equipment / Jeffrey D. Wittenberg / New York: Law Journal Seminars Pr., 1985 - . Current. KF 1297.A77 W58 1985 (Westlaw - PRODLIABRSE )
Risk Management in Sport: Issues and Strategies, 2nd ed. / Herb Appenzeller, ed. / Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Pr., 2005. KF 1290 .S66 R57 2005
Safe at First: A Guide to Help Sports Administrators Reduce Their Liability / Gil Fried, Herb Appenzeller, ed. / Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Pr., 1999. KF 1290 .S66 F75 1999
Youth Sport and the Law: A Guide to Legal Issues / Thomas Appenzeller, Herb Appenzeller, ed. / Durham. NC: Carolina Academic Pr., 2000. KF 3989 .A965 2000
Selected Title IX Resources
Breaking Down Barriers: A Legal Guide to Title IX / Ellen J. Vargyas / Washington, D.C.: National Women's Law Center, 1994. KF 4166 V37 1994
Female Gladiators: Gender, Law, and Contact Sport in America / Sarah K. Fields / Urbana, IL: Univ. of Illinois Press, 2005. GV 709.18 .U6 F54 2005
More Than a Game - One Woman's Fight for Gender Equity in Sport / Cynthia Lee A. Pemberton / Boston: Northeastern Univ. Pr., 2002. GV 709.18 .U6 P46 2002
A Place on the Team: The Triumph and Tragedy of Title IX / Welch Suggs / Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press, 2005. GV 709.18 .U6 S86 2005
Playing Nice and Losing : The Struggle for Control of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics, 1960-2000 / Ying Wushanley / Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2004.GV 709.18.U6 W87 2004
Sporting Equality: Title IX Thirty Years Later / Rita J. Simon, ed. / New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2005. GV 709.18 .U6 S67 2005
Who's Playing College Sports? Trends in Participation / John Cheslock / East Meadows, NY: Women's Sports Foundation, June 5, 2007.
Gender Equity in Education section of website of the National Women's Law Center
Women in Intercollegiate Sport - A Longitudinal National Study, Twenty Nine Year Update, 1977 - 2006 / Linda Jean Carpenter and R. Vivian Acosta / also available at http://webpages.charter.net/womeninsport
"Gender Equity in College Sports" Database / Brad Wolverton for questions / and "Women in Sports - Crying Foul over Postseason Opportunities" / Brad Wolverton /Chronicle of Higher Education, Vol. 52, Issue 47, P. A6 (July 28, 2006) (available to CSU users on the CSU campus)
Government Reports and other publications related to Title IX -
There are numerous reports and other documents available via the U.S. Dept. of Education's website http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml . In the search box, type in Title IX and you will retrieve several hundred items.
Older government publications are likely be more efficiently located by searching Scholar or OhioLink. The Law Library is a U.S. Government Depository Library and we can assist you in locating Federal government publications, whether published electronically or in print.
Professional Sports, Business, Economics Topics - Selected Titles
An Athlete's Guide to Agents, 4th ed. / Robert H. Ruxin / Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2004. GV 734.5 .R88 2004
Big Sports, Big Business: A Century of League Expansions, Mergers, and Reorganizations / Frank P. Jozsa, Jr. / Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2006. GV 583 .J66 2006
The Business of Sports Agents / Kenneth L. Shropshire and Timothy Davis / Philadelphia: Univ. of Penn. Press, 2003. GV 734.5 .S58 2003
The Economics and Politics of Sports Facilities / Wilbur C.Rich, ed. / Westport, CT: Quorum Books, 2000. GV 429 .E36 2000
Economics of College Sports / John Fizel and Rodney Fort, eds. / Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004 GV 350 .E36 2004
Economics of Sports / William S. Kern, ed. / Kalamazoo: W.E. Upjohn Inst. for Employment Research, 2000. GV 583 .E36 2000
Employment Law : A Guide for Sport, Recreation, and Fitness Industries / Gil Fried and Lori Miller, Herb Appenzeller, ed./ Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Pr., 1998. GV 713 .F75 1998
Golf and the Law - A Practitioner's Guide to the Law and Golf Management / Thomas H. Sawyer / Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, 2005. KF 3989 .S29 2005
Law and Business of the Sports Industries. Common Issues in Amateur and Professional Sports, 2nd ed. / Robert C. Berry and Glenn M. Wong / Westport, CT: Praeger, 1993. KF 3989 .B47 1993
Legal Aspects of Sport Entrepreneurship / Dianne B. O'Brien and James O. Overby / Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology, 1997. KF 3989 .O25 1997
Leveling the Playing Field: How the Law Can Make Sports Better for Fans / Paul C. Weiler / Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Pr., 2000. KF 3989 .W45 2000
The Little Green Book of Golf Law - The Real Rules of the Game of Golf / John H. Minan / Chicago, Ill.: American Bar Assn., 2007. KF 3989 .A7 M56 2007
Sports, Inc. -- 100 Years of Sports Business / Phil Schaaf / Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2004. GV 716 .S315 2004
Sports, Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums / Wash. D.C.: Brookings, 1997. GV 716 .S647 1997
Successful Sport Management, 2nd ed. / Herb Appenzeller and Guy Lewis, eds. / Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Pr., 2000. GV 713 .S83 2000
Understanding Business and Legal Aspects of the Sports Industry / New York: Practising Law Institute, 1999 - . KF 3989 .A15 U53 (1999, 2000, 2001: V. 1 & V. 2)
Selected International Titles
Arbitral and Disciplinary Rules of International Sports Organisations / Robert C.R. Siekmann and Janwillem Soek, eds. / Hague: T.M.C. Asser, 2001. K 3702 .A73 2001
Arbitration at the Olympics: Issues of Fast-Track Dispute Resolution and Sports Law / Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler / The Hague, London: Kluwer Law Int., 2001. K 3702 .K38 2001
Basic Documents of International Sports Organisations / Robert C.R. Siekmann and Janwillem Soek, eds. / The Hague; Boston: Kluwer International, 1998. GV 713 .B37 1998
The Dome of Silence: Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport / Sandra Kirby, et al. / Halifax, N.S.: Fernwood; London: Zed Books; New York: Palgrave dist., 2000. GV 709.2 .K57 2000
Doping Rules of International Sports Organisations / Robert C.R. Siekmann, Janwillem Soek, and Andrea Bellani, eds. / The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press; Cambridge, MA: Kluwer dist., 1999.K 3702 .D67 1999
Dying to Win: Doping in Sport and the Development of Anti-Doping Policy, 2nd ed. / Barrie Houlihan / Strasbourg: Council of Europe Pub., 2002. RC 1230 .H68 2002
The European Union and Sport: Legal and Policy Documents / Robert C.R. Siekmann and Janwillem Soek / The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press, 2005. KJE 6063 .E97 2005
International Sports Law, 2nd ed./ James A.R. Nafziger / Ardsley, NY: Transnational Publishers, 2004. K 3702 .N34 2004
Law and Sport in Contemporary Society / Steve Greenfield and Guy Osborn, eds. / London, Portland, OR: Frank Cass, 2000. K 3702 .L39 2000
Mediating Sports Disputes: National and International Perspectives / Ian Stewart Blackshaw / The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press; Norwell, MA: Sold & dist. N.,S.,Central Am. by Kluwer Law Int., 2002. K 3702 .B53 2002
Professional Sport in the European Union: Regulation and Re-Regulation /, Andrew Caiger and Simon Gardiner, eds. / The Hague: T.M.C. Asser; London: Dordrech; Kluwer, 2000. KJE 6063 .P76 2000
Sports and the Law in Canada, 3d ed./ John Barnes / Markham, Ont.: Butterworths, 1996. KE 3792 B37 1996
Sports Law / Simon Gardiner, et al., / London: Cavendish, 1998. KD 3525 .S66 1998
Sports Law / F. Hendrickx ed. / The Hague; New York: Kluwer Law International, 2004- (International Encyclopaedia of Laws) Looseleaf. KJC 6063 .S658
For additional information:
International Sports Law / Amy Burchfield / Globalex
Videos
Eight Men Out (Santa Monica: MGM Home Ent., 1999). Audiovisual Reserve PN 1995.9 .S67 E5x 1999
Title IX and Women in Sports: What's Wrong with This Picture? (Produced by Whidbey Films, Inc.; dist. by PBS Home Video, 1999). Audiovisual Reserve KF 4155 .T57 1999
Study Aids
Sports Law in a Nutshell, 3rd ed. / Walter T. Champion, Jr./ West Group, 2005. (Nutshell Series) KF 3989 .Z9 C48 2005
FindLaw for Students: Outlines & Exams: Sports Law (several exams from other law schools) http://stu.findlaw.com/outlines/entertainment.html
Searching Scholar and OhioLINK
To identify titles of books and periodicals in both the Law Library and the University Library, check SCHOLAR, the online catalog, under such subjects as the following:
Athletes -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Collective bargaining -- sports
College sports
Doping in Sports -- Law and Legislation
Liability for sports accidents
Olympics -- Law and Legislation
Physical education and training
Professional sports -- law and legislation
Professional sports -- United States -- Management
School sports -- Law and legislation
Sex discrimination in sports
Sex discrimination in sports – Law and legislation – United States
Sports administration -- United States
Sports agents
Sports for women – United States -- History
Sports franchises
Sports -- Law and legislation
Sports -- Risk management -- United States
If a copy is not available at Cleveland State University, consider checking OhioLink.
Identifying and Locating Law Journal Articles on Sports Topics
See Finding Articles in Law Reviews, Journals and Other Legal Periodicals for an explanation of the legal periodical indexes and databases available to Cleveland-Marshall College of Law students and the CSU community.
Start with an Index:
Because there are likely to be pertinent Sports Law articles in subject-specific as well as general law reviews, you are strongly encouraged to utilize indexes to identify articles, and then go to the full text of the articles. There are two major indexes:
Index to Legal Periodicals and Books / H.W. Wilson , 1926 - Print index available in Law Library - Reference KF 8 .I54 (and electronic access at CSU Law Library)
Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective for earlier (1918 - 1981) (electronic access - CSU Law Library).
Check under Sports or by specific sport, such as Baseball. Other subjects used in this index:
Antitrust law -- Sports
College sports
Drug Testing -- Athletes
Olympic Games, 2008 (Beijing, China)
School Sports
Sex discrimination -- Sports
Sports franchise relocation
Sports franchises -- Taxation
Stadium financing
Current Law Index / Information Access, 1980 - . Reference K 33 .C87 The print version of Legal Resource Index (on Westlaw - LRI) and on LexisNexis for law students, but not included on LexisNexis Academic). More journals indexed than by Index to Legal Periodicals ; more specific subject headings. Check under specific sports, Sports, or other topics such as the following:
African American athletes
Athletes ( -- Accidents -- Contracts -- Crime -- Discipline -- Drug testing -- Emigration and immigration -- Laws, regulations, etc. -- Mediation and arbitration -- Recruiting -- Taxation )
Baseball teams ( -- Buildings, facilities, etc. -- Cases -Litigation -- Location -- Taxation )
College athletes
College sports ( -- Contracts -- Finance -- Intellectual property -- Laws, regulations, etc.
-- Litigation -- Management -- Standards -- Surveys
Disabled athletes
Discrimination in sports
Drugs and athletes
Free agents (Sports)
Mascots
Mass media and sports
Olympic athletes
Outdoor recreation
Professional sports
Recreation areas
School sports ( -- Cases )
Sporting goods
Sports agents
Sports facilities
Sports franchises
Sports law ( -- Comparative method -- Evaluation -- Interpretation and construction
-- Litigation -- Mediation and arbitration -- Surveys )
Sports spectators
Sports teams
Stadiums ( --Design and construction -- Finance --Laws, regulations, etc. -- Surveys
-- Usage -- Valuation)
Television broadcasting of sports
Violence in sports
Women athletes
Women's sports
Other Indexes:
Index - Sports Law in Law Reviews and Journals, a regular listing of law journal articles related to Sports Law, in issues of Marquette Sports Law Journal
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals Reference K 33 .I38“multilingual index to articles and book reviews published worldwide” 1985 – present. Search under Sports or Sports -- [name of country]
Sport Database (Westlaw - SPORT ) A bibliographical database from the Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) in Ontario, Canada. Provides indexing (and abstracts) for over 2000 journals (from 1975) and monographs (1949) published in English, French and other languages. Country, country of publication, and language fields can be searched. Updated monthly.
For the full text of journal articles go to the journals:
Journal Finder (from the Law Library or University Library home page) can assist in identifying electronic and/or print access to journal titles. If you don't find a link, check Scholar for the journal title. Please note that not every volume/issue/article is available in both print and electronic format. Graphic information may or may not be available in electronic format. There also have been numerous journal name/title changes in the Sports Law area. If a title is not listed on Scholar, please ask your Research Services Librarian for assistance.
Titles may be electronically available on
• LexisNexis Academic (An OhioLink research database)
• LexisNexis or Westlaw (for Law students with passwords only)
• Hein Online (CSU Campus or CSU Network only)
For full text regular "print" format, plus full-text search capability, and for many volumes older than those available on LexisNexis or Westlaw: HeinOnline Law Journal Library
Access Hein Online from a Quick Link on the drop-down menu in the middle of the Law Library Home Page. You can search words or phrases,including words from authors' names. You can also browse into a specific journal, check the able of contents, and slide down to the specific article. Occasionally an issue has articles from a conference or symposium on a topic. Many older law reviews are available in this database. Once you identify a specific article, you can print the pdf version of the pages. Generally the footnotes will be at the bottom of each page. Also, charts (if any) will be available in this format whereas they are likely not to be in some of the other databases.
To print an article in Hein Online, at the top right of the article screen, click on Printer/pdf icon at the top right. Then select the pdf for Current section, if you want to print the entire article, or Current page pdf to print just the single page. (If you do not take the step of using the Printer icon, and just print screens, the bottom few lines of each page are likely to appear on a second page - not what you want for a long article.)
Journal titles available in print format have the call number, and location/availability information, indicated in the Law Library Scholar record.
Request current print journal issues at the Law Library Information Services Desk, 1st Level.
Older volumes are shelved by call number, generally on the Base Level, beginning at K1.
There have been many journal name/title changes in the Sports Law area. Also, not every volume/issue/article is available in both print and electronic format. Graphic information may or may not be available in electronic format.
Please note: although some issues/some journals may be available on the Internet from the issuing body/institution/publisher, not all titles are, nor are full runs of the titles. If you are a C.S.U. student, article retrieval may be more efficient using LexisNexis Academic, Hein Online, or print issues at the Law Library.
If you experience difficulties locating any specific journal title or article, please ask a librarian.
Specialized Sports Law Journals
DePaul Journal of Sports Law and Contemporary Problems / v.1 - (2003 - ) .(LexisNexis Academic) (Westlaw DPLJSLCP)
Entertainment and Sports Lawyer / Publication of the Forum Committee on the Entertainment and Sports Industries / Chicago, Ill. : The Committee of the American Bar Association, Vol. 1 - (1982 - ). KF 4290 .A15 E57 (Westlaw - Selected coverage, Vol. 6- , 1987 - ENTSLAW )
Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Vol. 4 - (1998 - ).Continues Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University Entertainment & Sports Law Journal, Vol. 2 - 3 (1995 - 1998); Continues Detroit College of Law Entertainment & Sports Law Forum, Vol. 1 (1994). K 4 .E739
Florida Entertainment, Art and Sport Law Journal, Vol. 1 - (1993 - ). K 6 .L67
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 6 - (1995 - ). Continues Fordham Entertainment, Media & Intellectual Property Forum, Vols. 1-5 (1990 -1995). K 6 .O7026 Hein Online (CSU Campus or CSU Network only.)(Westlaw, selected coverage, Vol. 1 - 1990 - - FDMIPMELJ)
International Sports Journal / West Haven, CT: Univ. of New Haven Foundation, Vol. 3 - , (1999 - ). G 1 .I58 (some issues available from Academic Search Premier) (Westlaw, July, 2002 - INTSPORTSJ )
International Sports Law Journal (ASSER International Sport Law Centre), 2002 (Issue 1) -
International Sports Law Review (Sweet & Maxwell) (Westlaw, selected coverage, 2001 - ISLR )
Journal of Copyright, Entertainment and Sports Law, Vol. 1 - 2 (1982 -3 ). K 10 .O8354
Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport / Sport and Recreation Law Association / Milwaukee, WI: National Sports Law Institute, Marquette University Law School / Vol. 5 - (1995 - ) K 10 .O873242HeinOnline (v. 1-13, 1991-2003) (LexisNexis Academic ) (Westlaw, Vol. 11 - , 2001 - JLEGASP)
Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics (2000 - ) (Westlaw - OAKLICATH)
Marquette Sports Law Review, Vol. 11 - (2000 - ). Continues Marquette Sports Law Journal: Journal of the National Sports Law Institute, Vols. 1 - 10 (1990 - 1999 ) K 13 .A765 HeinOnline (v. 1-14, 1990-2004) (Westlaw - selected coverage Vol. 1-3; Vol. 4 - 1993 - MARQSLR )
Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law, Vol 1-(1991 - ). Continues Seton Hall Journal of Sport Law K 23 .E838 (Westlaw, selected coverage Vol. 1-2, 1991-92; full Vol. 3 - 1993 - - SHJSEL)HeinOnline (Vol. 1- ) Via LexisNexis Academic
Sports and the Courts: Physical Education and Sports Law Quarterly, Vol. 1 - (1980 - ) K 23 .P67
Sports Law Administration & Practice / London: Professional Info. Pub. Co., 1996 - . Continues Sports Law & Finance, Vols. 1 - 4 (1993-96). KF 3702 .S66
The Sports Lawyer / Lakeland, FL : Sports Lawyers Assn., 1987 - . (Continues Sports Lawyers Newsletter .) K 23 .P672
The Sports Lawyers Joumal Vol. 1 - (1994 - ). K 23 .P674 (Westlaw - SPLAWJ)
Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law / Austin, TX: Univ. of Texas School of Law, Vol. 1 - (2000 - ). K 24 .E945 HeinOnline (Vols. 1-5, 2000-2004) (Westlaw - Vol. 3 - , 2002 - TXRESL)
University of Miami Entertainment and Sports Law Review (Continues Entertainment and Sports Law Journal , Vols. 1 - 5 (1984-1988); Vol. 6 - (1989 - ) K 5 .N69 (Westlaw - UMIAESLR) via LexisNexis Academic
Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal , Vol. 1 - (1994 - ) (Westlaw - VLSELJ) HeinOnline Vol. 1 - 10 (2003)) Via LexisNexis Academic
Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal / Charlottesville, VA: Univ. of Virginia, School of Law / Vol. 1 - (2001 - ). Continues Virginia Journal of Sports and the Law , Vol. 1 - 3 (1999 - 2001) K 26 .I735 ) K 26 .I736 HeinOnline Vols. 1-2 (1999-2000) (Westlaw - VASELJ)
Selected News/Magazine/Other Databases (not for "law journal" articles)
News articles, whether from direct electronic sources or via LexisNexis Academic , LexisNexis, Westlaw, ProQuest, etc., or from print newspapers or newsletters, can frequently give clues to facilitate your research on legal issues - names of parties in court cases, date of decision, which court, judge's name, some words or phrases which may be useful for a full-text search, etc..
At the top of the initial screen, click on the News box to get to the News search screen.
The "Select Sources" dropdown menu provides a range of options for full-text news sources, including some specific titles, such as the Chronicle of Higher Education, New York Times, and Washington Post, and some combined sources including international sources, and news in other languages.
Type in your search terms in the template, using the dropdown menu options. Make sure to specify date. Submit your search.
Sources Tab on top provides a way to limit by geographic area before specific type of publication or title.
Chronicle of Higher Education Current month, Law Library Base Level - Casual Reading Area. Do a title search Chronicle of Higher Education on Journal Finder from either Library's homepage to determine electronic and additional print access. A major current awareness title for the higher education community.
Coach and Athletic Director (Westlaw, Jan, 2003 - COACHATDIR )
La Gazzetta dello Sport (Westlaw, May, 2002 - LAGAZZSPORT ) Italian daily.
Journal of Athletic Training (Westlaw, Jan., 2000 - JATHTRAIN )
The Sporting News (Westlaw, Aug. 1977 - SPORTING )
Magazine Database (Westlaw - 1959-1970 & 1973 - present: indexing and abstracts; 1983 - present full-text - MAGAZINE )
Magazine Database - Current (Westlaw - Most recent 12 - 24 months - MAGAZINE-C )
UPI International Sports News (Westlaw, Feb., 2005 - UPIINTLSPORTS )
Other Web Resources
NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) www2.ncaa.org/
NCAA News Market - Internships - Job Opportunities in College Athleticshttp://ncaa.thetask.com/market/jobs/internship/index.php
Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) www.ohsaa.org
Scholarly Sports Sites www.ucalgary.ca/library/ssportsite/ Links to many sports organizations, including international organizations.
National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University Law Schoollaw.marquette.edu/cgi-bin/site.pl?2130&pageID=179
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athleticshttp://nacda.collegesports.com/ Includes Athletics Employment Opportunities http://nacda.collegesports.com/nacdajobs/nacda-nacdajobs.html
National Parks and Recreation Association http://www.nrpa.org/
National Playground Safety Institute http://www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=778
Accessible Sports Facilities -- A summary of accessibility guidelines for recreation facilities (U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, June 2003) http://www.access-board.gov/recreation/guides/pdfs/sports.pdf
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov/ Including: Handbook for Public Playground Safety: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/325.pdf
U.S. Small Business Administration - Starting Your Businesshttp://www.sba.gov/starting_business/index.html
U.S. Congressional Hearing and Reports may be available electronically or in print or microform format. Check Scholar, the online catalog for specific titles (and links if available.) For example: Vertically Integrated Sports Programming - Are Cable Companies Excluding Competition? Hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, 109th Congress, 2nd Session, Dec. 7, 2006. KF 26 J8 2006za
FindLaw – Entertainment and Sports Law http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/12entertainsport/index.html
EU Sport - http://ec.europa.eu/sport/index_en.html
Olympics (Athens) - Doping Control Station
Beijing 2008 - http://en.beijing2008.cn/
World Anti-Doping Agency http://www.wada-ama.org/en/ (For Code and Standards) World Anti-Doping Code (2003) http://www.wada-ama.org/rtecontent/document/code_v3.pdf Richard W. Pound, Chair, International Olympic Committee's World Anti-Doping Agency - Podcast of speech at the City Club of Cleveland Friday, Jan. 13, 2006 http://www.cityclub.org/content/podcasts/index/Podcasts.aspx
Court of Arbitration for Sport http://www.tas-cas.org/
ASSER International Sports Law Centre
Peace Palace Library - Bibliography on Sports Law (with many links)
International Sports Law / Research Guide by Amy Burchfield / Globelex (Hauser Global Law School Program, N.Y.U. School of Law)
SABR - Society for American Baseball Research -- The Business of Baseball - documents, some recent, some older
Westlaw - (All Databases > Materials by Area of Practice > Art, Entertainment, and Sports Law ) Searchable databases include law reviews, legal texts, news, forms, treatises, and other practice materials.
Andrews Entertainment Industry Litigation Reporter / Nov. 1996 - (Westlaw - ANENTILR ) Topics include breach of contract, copyright infringement, defamation of character, and antitrust.
FindLaw > Practice Areas > Entertainment & Sports Law > Sports Law
Marie Rehmar
Head of Reference Services
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library
Cleveland State University
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