Sports Law Blog Posts From September 2022

• Blog: New Federal Legislation Aims to Eliminate Tax Write-Offs For Contributions to NIL Collectives
  Date: September 30, 2022 Title: New Federal Legislation Aims to Eliminate Tax Write-Offs For Contributions to NIL Collectives
  Summary: The emergence of “collectives” in the world of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) has raised the questions of whether these entities seeking 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) are actually public charities and if donations to these collective entities should be considered tax-deductible....
• Blog: Fifty Years of Progress: The Legal History of Title IX
  Date: September 09, 2022 Title: Fifty Years of Progress: The Legal History of Title IX
  Summary: This year, we celebrate 50 years of Title IX, the landmark legislation implemented to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded educational settings. Over the course of a half-century, Title IX has been monumental in creating access and opportunities for women and members of the LGBTQ community in education and sports and establishing a means of legal accountability. While the road to equality has not been perfect, nor is it complete, Title IX has made major contributions to many lives....
• Blog: Major League Baseball Players Association Makes Demand for Recognition on Behalf of Minor League Players to Major League Baseball
  Date: September 06, 2022 Title: Major League Baseball Players Association Makes Demand for Recognition on Behalf of Minor League Players to Major League Baseball
  Summary: After rejecting overtures to expand their membership to include minor league players for years, the Major League Baseball Players Association has announced that it has secured the support of more than 50% of potentially eligible minor league players in an effort to help them become the newest members of the association. In less than two weeks, the MLBPA has secured the support of a majority of minor league players who have executed union authorization cards....