Sports law encompasses a multitude of legal topics including intellectual property, torts, contracts, and antitrust law. This research guide provides guidance on how to conduct legal research related to sports law and the variety of legal issues that arise within amateur and professional sports. The guide includes information on relevant secondary sources, useful databases and indexes, and online resources that will help the sports law researcher.
The ASU Library has a number of print and electronic books in its collection related to sports law. The list below highlights a small number of those resources; you can search the ASU Library catalog for additional titles.
Advanced Introduction to Global Sports Law (Stephen F. Ross, 2021)
This book is a succinct introduction to key topics of the law specific to sports, comparing approaches to sports law across the globe, with particular focus on the United States, Europe, and common law jurisdictions.
Esports and the Law: A Game Plan for Business and Legal Trends (Marc Edelman et al., 2022)
This American Bar Association publication addresses which laws govern esports and provides a comparison to traditional sports, touching on topics such as intellectual property rights, labor and employment issues, violent content, collegiate esports, gambling, and more.
Essentials of Sports Law (Glenn M. Wong, 2002)
This treatise provides an in-depth look at the legal issues that impact the sports industry. Major topics covered include torts, contracts, labor and employment law, intellectual property law, gender discrimination, athletes with disabilities, drug testing, and sports agents.
Fundamentals of Sports Law (Walter T. Champion, 2024)
This treatise, available on Westlaw (Westlaw password required), is a practical guide to the legal aspects of sports. It addresses topics including contracts, labor law, torts, and constitutional implications. The appendices include sample forms and letters, as well as the text of important laws related to sports.
Handbook on International Sports Law, 2nd ed. (James A.R. Nafziger & Ryan Gauthier eds., 2022)
This handbook provides an in-depth analysis of international sports law through three primary frameworks: the institutions, athlete rights and protections, and the commercial side of international sport. It encompasses recent topics such as concussions, EU antitrust regulations on sport, Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) award reviews, university athletics, athlete movement restrictions, taxation of athletes, and sports as cultural heritage.
How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know, 3rd ed. (Darren A. Heitner, 2022)
This book offers an overview of the sports law field. Individual chapters address topics including contract drafting and negotiation, collective bargaining agreements, intellectual property matters, drug testing and use, antitrust issues, and sports betting. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
The Oxford Handbook of American Sports Law (Michael A. McCann & Glenn M. Wong, 2018)
In this book, leading scholars explore controversies in American sports law.
Sports Law: A Concise Introduction (Jack Anderson, 2023)
In this essential primer on the key themes in sports law, Jack Anderson explains how law has become important to all aspects of sport, including participation, administration and the resolution of disputes. Crossing legal jurisdictions and sporting codes, it covers issues ranging from ambush marketing to broadcasting, corruption and doping.
Sports Law in a Nutshell, 6th ed. (Walter T. Champion, 2022)
This Nutshell is a compact analysis of the elements of sports law including contracts, agents, financial considerations, labor law, antitrust, torts, participant and spectator injuries, school and coach liability, sex discrimination, and intellectual property. Also on West Academic (available on campus, remotely with ASURITE, or with an ASU West Academic account).
Sports Law Practice (James T. Gray, 2023)
This treatise, available on Lexis+ (Lexis+ password required), covers collective bargaining agreements, contracts, licensing, and tax planning. Appendices include sample forms.
Arizona State Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
The Arizona State Sports and Entertainment Law Journal (SELJ) is edited by law students of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. As one of the leading sports and entertainment law journals in the United States, the Journal infuses legal scholarship and practice with new ideas to address today’s most complex sports and entertainment legal challenges. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
Berkeley Journal of Entertainment and Sports Law
The Berkeley Journal of Entertainment and Sports Law (BJESL) is dedicated to providing wide selection of intellectual and practical discussions from scholars, practitioners, and students on legal issues that contemporaneously impact the sports and entertainment industries, both domestically and internationally. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
DePaul Journal of Sports Law
The problems that affect sports are the same ones that affect people in their everyday lives, from labor agreements to discrimination. The DePaul Journal of Sports Law is a student-produced journal that explores these critical issues with articles written by practitioners and students. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law
The Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law (JSEL) provides the academic community, the sports and entertainment industries, and the legal profession with scholarly analysis and research related to the legal aspects of the sports and entertainment world. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal
The Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal is a national legal periodical published and edited twice per year by a staff of students chosen for membership. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport
The mission of the Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport (JLAS) is to increase the understanding and advancement of legal issues as applied to all aspects of the sport paradigm. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
Marquette Sports Law Review
The Marquette Sports Law Review, formerly the Marquette Sports Law Journal, is a national bi-annual scholarly review addressing issues in sports law. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
Sports Lawyers Journal
The Sports Lawyers Journal is a national legal journal edited by Tulane law students and published by the Sports Lawyers Association (SLA). It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law
This journal's goal is to chronicle, comment on, and influence the shape of the law that affects the entertainment and sports industries, throughout the United States and the world. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
University of Denver Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
This journal is focused on publishing scholarly articles in both the sports and entertainment industries as they pertain to their respective areas of law. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
University of Miami Entertainment & Sports Law Review
The University of Miami Entertainment & Sports Law Review publishes scholarly articles, comments, and casenotes written by academics, practitioners, and students covering a wide range of current and often controversial topics and issues. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
The Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal is a comprehensive review of current issues arising in both the sports and entertainment law arenas. It is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
American Jurisprudence 2d (AmJur) is a legal encyclopedia that includes sports and sports-related issues. AmJur is available on Westlaw (Westlaw password required), Lexis+ (Lexis+ password required), and in print in the Law Library.
American Law Reports (ALR) contains extensive summaries of case law about sports and sports-related issues. ALR is available on Westlaw (Westlaw password required), Lexis+ (Lexis+ password required), and in print in the Law Library.
GlobaLex: International Sports Law
This guide is intended to highlight some of the resources researchers can use to explore the many aspects of international sports law.
