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Each week The Sports Esquires keep track of the sports law headlines so you don’t have to. This week’s edition focuses on the legality of daily fantasy sports, especially the industry’s New York legal battle.

Each week The Sports Esquires keep track of the sports law headlines so you don’t have to. This week’s edition features the myriad legal issues around the NCAA, the Redskins’ appeal brief, and the continued scrutiny on daily fantasy sports.

It’s been a tumultuous few weeks for the “daily fantasy sports” (DFS) industry. Among other things, there has been an investigation into the potential misuse of non-public data by a major DFS company employee; an inquiry into DFS by the New York Attorney General; a “preliminary” probe by the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice into the business model of DFS; the filing of numerous class actions against major DFS operators; and reports that a federal grand jury was convened in Florida by the U.S. Attorney’s Office to consider potential violations of federal and state law.