The Volokh Conspiracy
[Todd Zywicki, August 30, 2007 at 9:51am] Trackbacks
Professor Michael McCann in Sports Illustrated:

Professor Michael McCann of Mississippi College School of Law has just been signed to be the resident "Sports and the Law" columnist for Sports Illustrated. His first column, on Michael Vick, is here.

Mike, as readers may already be aware, is one of the gurus behind the Sports Law Blog.

Sports Illustrated has not indicated whether it will have to hire a second legal analyst just to keep up with the legal issues of the Cincinnati Bengals (ok, I had to work a little pro-Steelers jingoism in here somewhere).

Congratulations to Mike for this high-profile writing gig and be sure to bookmark his column.

John Robinson (mail):
"pro-Stealers"
8.30.2007 12:14pm
Ryan Shrout:
Who Dey! Go Bengals.
8.30.2007 2:08pm
AnonNY:

In that vein, I would strongly encourage Vick to undertake a pro-active effort. As an expression of restitution to the people of Smithfield, Va., for instance, he could purchase real estate there and build facilities that heal, rather than hurt. Organizations that aid, such as drug and gambling addiction treatment centers and homes for the homeless, are almost always in need of tangible support. In addition to helping people, Vick would demonstrate that his comments today were from his heart and not from his attorney's head.


Not from his attorney's head, but certainly from Prof. McCann's...
8.30.2007 3:32pm
Teej (mail):
I am neither a lawyer nor a constitutional scholar so maybe someone here can clear up a question: How in the wide wide world of sports is dog fighting a Federal crime?

From my occasional readings of the constitution I don't recall anything that would give the Congress authority to legislate against dogfights. Dogfights don't strike me as interstate commerce and I can't see the general welfare clause applying to dogs.

I would greatly appreciate any insight into why it was the Feds and not the state of VA that busted Vic.
8.30.2007 11:03pm
Hoosier:
Will we see him in the Swimsuit Issue?
8.31.2007 11:19am
Nifonged:
Is he still calling the Duke women's lacrosse team "simpleton loyalists?"

I'm less than impressed, but he can't be worse than Lester Munson.
8.31.2007 3:46pm
MarkIanello:
Good hire for SI. I've been reading Sports Law Blog for a while, and McCann is good stuff.
9.2.2007 2:50pm

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