Sports Law Research
by Fred Dingledy
February 2012
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Books
Library Catalog
To search for books, journals, and audiovisual materials held by William & Mary libraries, use the online catalog.
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Subject Queries--
Sports -- Law and Legislation -- United States
Amateur Sports Law
Baseball- Law/Litigation
Baseball- Salaries/Free Agency
Sports Law Periodicals
Library of Congress Call Numbers for Administrative Law issues: KF3989 to KF4166. Browse the shelves under these call numbers to locate relevant treatises.
To search for materials from other libraries, use the Worldcat database on FirstSearch
Selected Treatises
Champion, Walter. Fundamentals of Sports Law. 2nd ed.
KF3989 C45
Westlaw: SPORTSLAW
Champion, Walter. Sports Law in a Nutshell. 4th ed.
KF3989 Z9 C48 (Reserve)
Greenberg, Martin J. Sports Law Practice. 3rd ed.
KF3989 G63
Lexis: K-LAW;SPRTLP
KF3989 L38
Wong, Glenn. Essentials of Sports Law. 4th ed.
KF3989 W66
Journal Articles
Indexes to Journal Articles
Subject Queries-- Sports Law
-Cases
-Interpretation and Construction
-Practice
Indexes articles from legal journals, bar association publications, and law reviews. Includes book reviews and legal newspapers. Options for accessing this index include:
Print: Current Legal Index Coverage: 1980-Present. Updated Monthly. Location: Reference (Index Table)
Online coverage: 1980-Present. Updated daily.
Lexis
- Entertainment and Sports Lawyer (LAWREV;ENTSPL)
Contains selected articles from the journal Entertainment and Sports Lawyer. - Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport (LAWREV;JLAS)
Contains selected articles that appeared in the Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport. - Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law (LAWREV;SHJSL)
Contains selected articles from Seton Hall's Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law. - Sports Lawyers Journal (LAWREV;SLAWJ)
Contains selected articles from the Sports Lawyers Journal. - Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law (LAWREV;TXRESL)
Contains selected articles from the Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law. - University of Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal (LAWREV;DENSEL)
Contains articles from the University of Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal. - Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal (LAWREV;VASELJ)
Contains articles from the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal. - Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal (LAWREV;VSELJ)
Contains selected articles from the Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal.
- Entertainment & Sports Lawyer (ENTSLAW)
The ENTSLAW database contains selected documents that have appeared in the Entertainment & Sports Lawyer. - Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport (JLEGASP)
The JLEGASP database contains selected documents that have appeared in the Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport. - Legal Issues in Collegiate Athletics (OAKLICATH)
The OAKLICATH database contains athletic news from around the nation. - Sports Lawyers Journal (SPLAWJ)
Articles from the Sports Lawyers Journal.
Hein Online
- DePaul Journal of Sports Law and Contemporary Problems
Articles from the DePaul Journal of Sports Law and Contemporary Problems. - Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law
Articles from the Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law. - Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport
Articles from the Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport. - Marquette Sports Law Review
Articles from the Marquette Sports Law Review. - Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law
Selected articles from the Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law. - Sports Lawyers Journal
Articles from the Sports Lawyers Journal. - Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law
Articles from the Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law. - University of Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
Articles from the University of Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal. - Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
Selected articles from the Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal. - Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
Articles from the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal.
Additional Resources
LawTrio (Legal Looseleafs in Print and Legal Newsletters in Print)
World Wide Web Resources
Legal Information Institute - Sports Law: An Overview
This website from Cornell's Legal Information Institute briefly describes some of the areas of law and organizations lawyers may deal with in the field of professional and amateur sports.
Findlaw - Entertainment and Sports Law
A list of online resources such as associations and blogs relating to sports law.
National Sports Law Institute (Marquette University Law School)
Institute intended to be a national leader "for the study of legal, ethical and business issues affecting amateur and professional sports from an academic and practical perspective". Website includes links to Institute publications and to other websites the Institute finds useful for researching sports law.
Penn State Institute for Sports Law, Policy, and Research (Penn State-Dickinson School of Law)
An institute intended to help journalists and scholars to research sports law and discuss it with the public. Includes links to relevant laws and legislative histories, sports law research, and lists of recommended academic reading on topics related to sports law.
Associations
ABA Forum Committee on Entertainment and Sports Industries
An American Bar Association committee intended to educate its members on the various aspects of being a lawyer in the entertainment or sports industry. It sponsors educational symposiums and an annual meeting. Publishes The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer (available on Hein Online)
Sports Lawyers Association (SLA)
An organization whose members discuss issues regarding sports law, advocate ethical rules in the field, and distribue information on sports law. Publishes The Sports Lawyer, Sports Lawyers Journal, and Sports Law Weekly (access to these publications is members-only on the SLA site; Sports Lawyers Journal is available on Hein Online).
The Sport and Recreation Law Association (SRLA)
The SLRA is an association created to help disseminate information on sports and recreation law. Holds annual conference and publishes The Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport (available on Hein Online).
Other Associations may be found in the Encyclopedia of Associations.
