Sports Law Research

Updated by Fred Dingledy
November 2024

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Some resources on this page are subscription databases that require a W&M ID and password for off-campus access. Be sure to access these resources using a link from the law library's or Swem Library's website. Lexis and Westlaw require individual IDs and passwords for both off-campus and on-campus access.

Some resources on this page are subscription databases that require a W&M ID and password for off-campus access. Be sure to access these resources using a link from the law library's or Swem Library's website.

Lexis and Westlaw require individual IDs and passwords for both off-campus and on-campus access.
Books

Library Catalog
To search for books, journals, and audiovisual materials held by William & Mary libraries, use the online catalog.

Search Tips:
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 Number for Sports Law issues: KF3989. Browse the shelves under these call numbers to locate relevant treatises.

To search for materials from other libraries, use the Worldcat database.

Selected Treatises
 American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law. Sports and Antitrust Law.
KF3989 .S66

Berry, III, William W. and Daniel E. Lust. College Sports Law in a Nutshell. Available as ebook on West Academic Study Aids.

Champion, Walter. Fundamentals of Sports Law. 2nd ed.
KF3989 C45
 Westlaw: SPORTSLAW (password required)

Champion, Walter. Sports Law in a Nutshell. 6th ed. Available as ebook on West Academic Study Aids.

Gray, James T. Sports Law Practice.
Available on Lexis (password required).

McCann, Michael A. The Oxford Handbook of American Sports Law.
KF3989 .O94 2018

James A.F. Nafziger & Ryan Gauthier. Handbook on International Sports Law. Available as ebook on Elgar Online.

Ross, Stephen F. Advanced Introduction to Global Sports Law. Available as ebook on Elgar Online.

Uberstine, Gary. Law of Professional and Amateur Sports.
KF3989 L38

Journal Articles

Indexes to Journal Articles

Legal Source

Subject Queries--

Collective bargaining -- sports
 Discrimination in sports
Drug law & legislation in sports
 Professional sports -- Law & legislation
Professional sports contracts
Sports -- Law & legislation
Sports arbitration
Sports facilities -- Law & legislation
Television broadcasting of sports -- Law & legislation
Violence in sports

Indexes articles from academic law reviews and bar journals.

Online coverage: 1908-present.

 

Full Text Articles

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World Wide Web Resources

Legal Sports Report
Provides news and keeps tabs on legislation involving gambling on sports in the US and UK.

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 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.

Sportico
News website focusing on the business of sports. Most articles paywalled (William & Mary does not subscribe to this website), but you can sign up for a free daily newsletter with headlines and brief summaries.

Associations

ABA Forum on the 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 distribute  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).