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  • May 20, 2026

    Ohio Cannabis Co. Wants Klutch Sports TM Dismantled

    An Ohio cannabis company is urging a federal court to cancel the trademark of Klutch Sports Group, an agency representing athletes including LeBron James, according to counterclaims responding to the talent firm's lawsuit accusing the dispensary chain of stealing the "Klutch" brand name to confuse the public.

  • May 20, 2026

    Women Fencers Can't Advance Bias Suit Over Trans Eligibility

    A Missouri federal judge ruled on Wednesday that three women fencers did not prove that they were discriminated against by the organizers of a tournament that permitted transgender women to compete, throwing out their proposed class action.

  • May 20, 2026

    NBA-Linked Poker Dragnet Nets 3 Guilty Pleas

    Three men charged alongside NBA players and coaches admitted Wednesday to their roles in what prosecutors say was a scheme to use Mafia-backed, rigged poker games to cheat unsuspecting players out of millions of dollars.

  • May 20, 2026

    NCAA's Maze Of Eligibility Rules Is Athletes' Latest Target

    A deluge of litigation targeting the NCAA's eligibility bylaws for allegedly limiting athletes' compensation has resulted in conflicting rulings from different courts, teeing up the possibility of a U.S. Supreme Court intervention.

  • May 20, 2026

    Big Issues Linger After Senate Prediction Market Trading Ban

    Whether the Senate can — or should — extend prediction market trading restrictions beyond itself will test not only the boundaries of insider trading law, but also the structural limits of legislative power in an era where information itself has become a tradable asset, say attorneys at Benesch.

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