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Next Volume’s Board Has Been Selected

Filed Under Journal Updates | Posted on March 3, 2008

After a full day of interviews and deliberation the Volume XVIII Editorial Board was able to select next year’s board. The pool of candidates was very strong and there was a tight race for every position. Congratulations to the new Board. Check out the Volume XIX Masthead.

First Felony Spammer

Filed Under News | Posted on March 3, 2008

On Friday, the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld a conviction for spamming charges that were brought against Jeremy Jaynes before Congress passed the CAN SPAM act. Among the failed defenses was a claimed First Amendment right to “anonymous speech.” Read more here.
- Maxim Price

Violence in Sports and the Prospect of Federal Regulation of Professional Leagues: Should Punishment Come in Yards or Years?

Filed Under General | Posted on March 3, 2008

By: William Burke
The prospect of increased federal regulation of professional sports is a growing concern in the field of sports law. Such regulation is openly invited by some and fervently opposed by others. However, all involved are debating essentially the same question: should the federal government have any say in the punishment […]