Frauds & Flakes: An Insight into the World of Doping in American Professional Sports and What Congress Can Do to Fix It

Authors

• Ruth Buchbinder, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note argues that the use of Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) to enforce antidoping policies in professional sports is inherently flawed due to the time-consuming negotiation process and conflicting priorities between leagues and players associations. It highlights the need for independent organizations like the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to address doping issues more effectively. The note also emphasizes the challenges posed by legal rulings, such as Williams v. National Football League, which undermine the enforceability of CBA provisions, and calls for federal intervention to establish uniform standards and criminal penalties for performance-enhancing drug (PED) use.

Disciplines

Comparative and Foreign Law | Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law | International Law | Labor and Employment Law | Law

Recommended Citation

Ruth Buchbinder, Frauds & Flakes: An Insight into the World of Doping in American Professional Sports and What Congress Can Do to Fix It, 1 Cardozo Int’l & Compar. L. Rev. 173 (2017).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/ciclr/vol1/iss1/8