K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup (November 18, 2025)

Sports:

• A New York federal court judge denied a Long Island school district’s bid to amend claims in a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on Indigenous mascots, calling proposed changes a “constitutional word salad,” but said a district parent could add First Amendment claims to the litigation. ‘Constitutional Word Salad’: Judge Rips Suit Over Mascot Ban – Law360
• A proposed bill in Massachusetts would require high school athletes to undergo additional health tests as part of their yearly sports physical. ‘Freddy’s Law’: Proposed bill would require additional health testing for high school athletes – Boston 25 News

NCAA

• The NCAA’s $2.78 billion settlement with college athletes who sought compensation for their name, image and likeness survived objections from seven athletes who lodged various claims of discrimination and inadequate representation for future athletes. Judge Again Rejects Title IX, Class Rep Objections To NIL Deal – Law360

MLB

• Federal officials indicted two Major League Baseball pitchers on charges related to an alleged gambling scheme concocted to rig bets on games during the season. Guardians pitchers indicted in gambling scheme involving MLB games – Fox News

NFL

• The NFL doubtlessly doesn’t want to be dragged into the same sort of scandalous and sports betting-related limelight as some of its fellow leagues and is reminding its teams of what it’s doing to try to ensure that doesn’t happen. NFL Says It’s Worked to Ban More Scandal-Prone Sports Betting Props – Yahoo Sports
• Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown went back before a Miami-Dade County judge enter a not guilty plea in his case for attempted murder. At arraignment, Antonio Brown’s lawyer enters not guilty plea in Miami shooting, requests jury trial – News Miami

Entertainment:

MUSIC

• The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s exhibition of a photographer’s images of Eddie Van Halen constitutes fair use and so doesn’t violate copyright laws, a federal judge said. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Wins Eddie Van Halen Photo Lawsuit
• The Rolling Stones’ record label sued Behr Paint Co., accusing it of using the band’s 1966 hit “Paint It Black” in a video advertisement on social media without permission. Behr Paint Sued Over Use of Rolling Stones’ ‘Paint It Black’

LAWSUITS OF THE RICH & FAMOUS

• A TX federal judge threw out a public relations consultant’s defamation suit accusing Blake Lively of wrongly roping him into her sexual harassment claims against her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni, meaning that all of Baldoni’s team’s suits against her have been dismissed, at least for now. Blake Lively wins dismissal in defamation case – Daily Times