Sports law in the United States is the body of legal issues at work in the world of

both amateur and professional sports in the United States. Sports law overlaps
substantially with labor law, contract law, competition or antitrust law, and tort
law. Issues like defamation and privacy rights are also integral aspects of sports
law. This area of law was established as a separate and important entity only a
few decades ago, coinciding with the rise of player-agents and increased media
scrutiny of sports law topics.

Sports law is the body of legal issues at work in the world of both amateur and
professional sports. Sports law overlaps substantially with labor law,
contract law, competition or antitrust law, and tort law. Issues like defamation
and privacy rights are also integral aspects of sports law.

SPORTS LAW

The laws, regulations, and judicial decisions that govern sports and athletes.

Sports law is an amalgam of laws that apply to athletes and the sports they play. It
is not a single legal topic with generally applicable principles. Sports law touches
on a variety of matters, including contract, tort, agency, antitrust, constitutional,
labor, trademark, sex discrimination, criminal, and tax issues. Some laws depend
on the status of the athlete, some laws differ according to the sport, and some
laws vary for other reasons.