Marquette Sports Law Review
Encyclopedia
The Marquette Sports Law Review is a biannual journal of legal scholarship
edited by students at Marquette University Law School
. The Review is ranked 87th among specialty U.S. student-edited journals for citations by courts. Articles, essays, and notes from the Review are accessible in hard copy as well as online through LexisNexis
, Westlaw
, and HeinOnline
. The Review is affiliated with the National Sports Law Institute at MULS. Marquette Sports Law Review is the oldest law review with an exclusive focus on sports law
.
Law review
A law review is a scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, normally published by an organization of students at a law school or through a bar association...
edited by students at Marquette University Law School
Marquette University Law School
Marquette University Law School is the professional school for the study of law at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and one of only two law schools in Wisconsin. With 45 full-time professors and approximately 760 J.D. students, the law school is ranked in the top tier among American...
. The Review is ranked 87th among specialty U.S. student-edited journals for citations by courts. Articles, essays, and notes from the Review are accessible in hard copy as well as online through LexisNexis
LexisNexis
LexisNexis Group is a company providing computer-assisted legal research services. In 2006 it had the world's largest electronic database for legal and public-records related information...
, Westlaw
Westlaw
Westlaw is one of the primary online legal research services for lawyers and legal professionals in the United States and is a part of West. In addition, it provides proprietary database services...
, and HeinOnline
HeinOnline
HeinOnline, sometimes spelled Hein Online, is an internet service launched in 2000 that is a source of legal information, much like Westlaw and LexisNexis. Like those services, use of HeinOnline requires a subscription, although most law schools provide access to students for free. It is published...
. The Review is affiliated with the National Sports Law Institute at MULS. Marquette Sports Law Review is the oldest law review with an exclusive focus on sports law
Sports law
Sports law is an umbrella term used to describe the legal issues at work in the world of both amateur and professional sports. Sports law overlaps substantially with labor law, contract law, competition or antitrust law, and tort law. Issues like defamation and privacy rights are also an integral...
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Staff
The Review is produced by a staff of student editors and members. Membership invitations are extended to students selected in a write-on competition held each summer. In order to earn a Sports Law Certificate from the Law School, a student must serve on staff for at least one year. The staff is currently led by editor-in-chief Tiffany Jones and advised by Professors Matt Mitten and Paul Anderson. The staff member who publishes the best student note in the Review receives the annual Joseph E. O'Neill Prize.Contributors
The Journal has published articles and commentaries by scholars and practitioners of sports law, including:- Roger Abrams, dean of Northeastern University School of LawNortheastern University School of LawNortheastern University School of Law is a law school in Boston, Massachusetts. From the time of its founding in 1898, the law school's mission has focused on addressing the needs of students and of society....
, "Before the Flood: The History of Baseball's Antitrust Exemption," 9 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 307 (1999). - Anne M. Burke, justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, "2008 Joseph E. O’Neil Award Acceptance Speech," 19 Marq. L. Rev. 339 (2008).
- Brian P. Burke, senior vice president, National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
, "Negotiations Involving Agents and General Managers in the NHL," 4 Marq. Sports L.J. 1 (1993). - Michael J. Cramer, former president of the Texas RangersTexas Rangers (baseball)The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
and Dallas StarsDallas StarsThe Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
, and James Swiatko, former Lead Articles Editor of the Marquette Sports Law Review and 2007 graduate, "Did Major League Baseball Balk - Why Didn't MLB Bargain to Impasse and Impose Stricter Testing for Performance Enhancing Substances," 17 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 29 (2006). - Mikhail Loukine, president of the Russian Professional League of Sports Lawyers, "Legal Regulation of Sports Agents' Activity in the Russian Federation," 15 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 63 (2004).
- Dimitrios Panagiotopoulos, secretary general of the International Association of Sports LawInternational Association of Sports LawInternational Association of Sports Law is an international scientific association founded during the 1st International Congress on Sports Law, December 11–13, 1992 in Athens and seated in Olympia, Greece...
, "International Sports Rules' Implementation - Decisions' Executability: The Bliamou Case," 15 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 1 (2004). - Anne Wall, Manager of Brand Protection, Olympic Winter Games 20022002 Winter OlympicsThe 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
, "The Game Behind the Games," 12 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 557 (2002) and "Intellectual Property Protection in China: Enforcing Trademark Rights," 17 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 341 (2006).