SPORT LAW ASIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

For this open book assignment, choose any four of the following questions to answer in essay

format. While you are welcome to use the course textbook, you must also support your response

with at least two additional peer-reviewed sources, for each answer. Each citation must be used

in the body of your answer and properly referenced per current after each answer.

Number your answers 1 through 4 and clearly restate the question you are answering at the

beginning of the respective essay. Proper sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, spelling and

general attention to professionalism is expected.

1. Why is it important to understand what sport organizations could be deemed state actors?

Provide legal case examples to support your answer.

2. The Fourth Amendment protects against "unreasonable" searches. Define and give an

example of a "search." Describe/explain the analysis used to determine a "reasonable

search" and apply to a sport organization.

3. What does it mean to enforce a rule or policy in an arbitrary and capricious manner? Give a

specific sport, tourism, or recreation-related example.

4. Explain the four elements needed before establishing a claim under Section 504 of the

Rehabilitation Act and apply to a scenario in a sport organization.

5. Describe how the courts determine reasonable accommodations under either the ADA or

Rehabilitation Act. Provide legal case examples in sport to support your answer.

6. Present situations that show how a coach can and cannot be involved in prayer before a

sporting contest. Provide legal case examples to support your answer.

7. Evaluate the athletics program at Liberty University or another NCAA member institution

and explain, in detail, how you think the program is, or is not, complying with the

requirements of Title IX. Provide specific legal theory and examples to support your

position.

8. Is the ADEA a likely avenue of relief for professional athletes who are banned from

participating in their sport because of their age? Give specific reasons and examples to

support your position. Provide specific legal theory and examples to support your position.

9. Explain the differences between copyrights, patents, and trademarks. Give specific sport,

tourism, or recreation-related examples to support your answers.

10. Historically, the right of publicity only covered the use of a person's "name or likeness."

However, the courts have now expanded the right to include other areas. Discuss this trend

in the context of your own sport and the possible implications.

11. Why is it important to distinguish between an employee and an independent contractor? And

what process is used to make that distinction? Provide legal case examples in sport to support

your answer.

12. Compare & contrast the common procedures of negotiation, mediation, and arbitration and

apply to a scenario in a sport organization..

13. Identify a recently tried sport or recreation case. Identify both the positive and negative

arguments for using ADR vs. adjudication procedures to resolve the dispute.