Sports Litigation Alert

By Kyle Conkle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at The University of North Alabama In Braham v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (9th Cir. Sept. 9, 2026), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit addressed the intersection of NCAA eligibility regulations, antitrust challenges, preliminary injunctive relief, and the constitutional requirement that federal court...

In a case alleging that WWE copied independent wrestling producer’s unique audiovisual sequence, district court holds that plaintiff failed to plausibly allege that WWE had access to plaintiff’s audiovisual sequence, that there was any substantial similarity between the parties’ sequences or that plaintiff’s sequence qualified as trade dress, dismissing all claims with prejudice...

By Holt Hackney A federal judge from the Northern District of Georgia has granted summary judgment in favor of the NCAA in Gaines v. NCAA, concluding that the plaintiffs failed to establish that the association received federal financial assistance and was therefore subject to Title IX under the applicable circumstances. Plaintiff Riley Gaines and other […]

By Dennis M.P. Ehling, Louise Bowes Marencik, Stephen D. Schrier, and Michael P. Trainor, of Blank Rome EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On August 28, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in KalshiEx, LLC v. Assad, No. 25-7516, holding that sports event contracts offered on prediction market exchanges are not “swaps” under […]

By Eliana Halivni There is no doubt that wide receiver Roy Alexander messed up. While at Texas Tech before transferring to the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) for the 2026 season, Alexander placed sports wagers ranging from under $12 to $80 between 2023 and 2025. Although he never bet on his own team and […]