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2012 Annual Survey: Recent Developments in Sports Law 501 (2012)

handle is hein.blasports/ansrvds0023 and id is 1 raw text is: SURVEY 2012 ANNUAL SURVEY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SPORTS LAW INTRODUCTION This survey discusses sports-related cases decided by the courts between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2012. Not every sports-related case decided in 2012 is included in this survey. Instead, this survey briefly summarizes a wide range of cases that impacted the sports industry in 2012. This survey intends to give the reader an insight into the growing industry of sports-related legal issues and to highlight the most recent developments in sports law. To better assist the reader, this survey is arranged alphabetically by the specific substantive area of law associated with each sports law case. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Administrative law covers the actions of the federal, state, and local governments, such as adjudicating, rulemaking, and regulatory enforcement. Sports law cases rarely involve administrative law, but one occurred in 2012. Salt Lake City Corp. v. Jordan River Restoration Network' This conflict arose when the Jordan River Restoration Network opposed Salt Lake City's efforts to validate municipal bonds to finance the construction of a regional sports complex. Jordan River argued that the district court violated the Bond Validation Act and the Local Government Bonding Act when it approved the City's validation proceedings. Jordan River asserted seven issues on appeal: (1) that the validation proceedings are broad in scope and must include consideration of any matter that may affect the validity or legality of the bonds;2 (2) that notice of the validation hearing provided by the district court did not comply with the Validation Act;3 (3) that there was inadequate notice of the validation hearing; (4) that they were not given the opportunity to be heard; (5) that the complex proposed and being built was 1. See generally 293 P.3d 300 (Utah 2012). 2. Id. at 311. 3. Id.

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