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2009 Annual Survey: Recent Developments in Sports Law 497 (2009)

handle is hein.blasports/ansrvds0020 and id is 1 raw text is: SURVEY 2009 ANNUAL SURVEY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SPORTS LAW* INTRODUCTION This survey encapsulates sports-related cases adjudicated between January 1 and December 31, 2009. It does not include every decision associated with sports; rather, it is intended to summarize only those cases involving compelling issues that could have an impact on the development of sports law in the coming years. The survey is designed to give the reader brief insight into how much the field has grown and highlight buzzworthy topics. For easy browsing, the survey is divided into sections based on the specific area of the law that applies to the primary issue in each case. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Administrative law governs the actions of government agencies on local, state, and federal levels. These actions can vary from rule-making to engaging in contractual negotiations to enforcing a regulatory system. Very few major sports law cases involve this body of the law, but, as shown in the following case, the consequences of an agency's decision can have a powerful impact on the future of a community. Lynwood Redevelopment Agency v. Angeles Field Partners, LLC1 Angeles Field Partners, LLC (AFP) appealed a trial court's decision to invalidate the Lynwood (California) Redevelopment Agency's (LRA) approval of two agreements related to a redevelopment project proposed by AFP that included a new football stadium that could be used to lure a National Football League (NFL) team back to Los Angeles. During the contract This survey was developed and drafted under the supervision of Professor Paul Anderson, Associate Director of the National Sports Law Institute and faculty advisor ot the Marquette Sports Law Review. Both Ethan Rector (L'10) and Peter Baran (L'll) were responsible for initially compiling the survey, and various members of the Marquette Sports Law Review editorial staff assisted in editing the survey. 1. No. B210165, 2009 Cal. App. App. Unpub. LEXIS 9770 (Cal. Ct. App. Dec. 10, 2009).

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