NOWTRUTH!!! BECAUSE WE NEED TRUTH AND JUSTICE FROM THE COURTS MORE NOW THAN EVER, NOT HYPERPOLITICIZED, NUANCED LAW COMPLETE WITH THE REQUISITE NARRATIVE!! (LAW= Politically manufactured, orchestrated, strategic opinions, rulings, and orders for injustice to hide behind!)
The historic Black American Law Students Association, 11th Annual National Convention, March 28-April 1, 1979, Hyatt, Oakland, was themed: “The Reconstruction of Black Civilizations.” Dedicated to- Rev. Ben Chavis of the Wilmington Ten, Introduction- Mayor Lionel Wilson, Keynote Speaker- Min. Louis Farrakhan, with veritable “Who’s Who” of nations leading Black presenters: Junius Williams- Pres. National BAR Association , Hon. Ben Travis, Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim, Attorney Don Warden (Khalid al-Mansour), Attorney Roger Holmes (Dr. Faisal Fahad Al-Talal), Dave Wilmont-Georgetown Law Center; Attorney Howard Moore, Alfred Slocum- Rutgers School of Law, Angela Davis, Victor Goode- Ex. Dir. NCBL, Hon. Judith Ford, Herb Reed- Howard School of Law, Asa Hilliard, Nathan Hare, Ron Baily- Northwestern University, Attorney Michael Ashburne, David Hall- FTC, Denice Carty Bernia- North Eastern University; Kwame Mathews- NCBL, Ray Richardson- San Francisco State Ethnic Studies Dept., Jackie Hubbard- New College of Law & Public Defender’s Office, San Francisco, Sharon Meadows- Bay View Hunter’s Point Community Defenders, San Francisco, Yvonne King- NCBL College of Law, Dave Wilmont- Georgetown Law Center, I.P.J. Obebe- Nigerian Consulate General, Carlton Lowe- Attorney of the FTC, Prexy Nesbitt- Institute for Policy Studies, Theo Ben-Guirirab- SWAPO, Moot Court Judges: Hon. Wiley Manuel, Hon. Clinton White, Hon. David Cunningham, Hon. Allen Broussard, Entertainment/Dance- Wajumbe Dancers & The Vocal Workshop, Bridge with Paul Smith; the BALSA, National BAR Association, NCBL, CHARLES HOUSTON BAR Association, CABL, NAACP, NLG; with “Thanks” to- Attorney John Burris, Attorney Peter Cohen, Attorney Claude Ames, Attorney Robert Harris, Attorney Eva Patterson, and Attorney George Holland.
There are well known names in Black history, after whom schools and holidays have been named. They range from Toussant L’ Overture to Dr. Martin Luther King. They include Malcolm X, W.E.B. DuBois, Harriet Tubman, George Jackson, and Marcus Garvey.
Aside from the obvious commonality among them, that they all contributed mightily to our three hundred year struggle, there is another distinguishing similarity. They are all dead.
BALSA, through it’s national convention committee, pays tribute to our past leadership. This year, however, the convention is to be dedicated to a living leader; one by whose example the whole world has seen not only the strength, character, and dedication of which we are all capable, but also the duplicity and hypocrasy of all levels of our government, up to the chief executive, in imprisoning a person for his beliefs.
The term “political prisoner” is now being echoed in the halls of the United Nations and is rolling of the letters of Amnesty International, making reference to the United States because of this man.
At this convention, BALSA intends to excite the minds of each delegate to return home and begin a nationwide campaign of effective agitation for this man’s release from prison.
This year, BALSA dedicates it’s convention to none other than the REVEREND BEN CHAVIS of the Wilmington Ten.
THE WILMINGTON TEN (BEN CHAVIS SEATED AT LEFT) BEFORE 1976 IMPRISONMENT
Ben Chavis and Wilmington 10
“As we seek to awaken and to re-educate, let us also seek to reunify, let us further seek to give concrete assistance to the Patriotic Front and to all other freedom fighters. As we surely struggle together, we will surely win together.” Reverend Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Hillsborough, North Carolina State Prison November 1978
Program and Itinerary for the 11th Convention
Wednesday March 28th
8:30am – 5pm Registration
9am – 2pm Tours and Lunch on your own
2pm Greetings from the Convention Coordinator and
Introduction of the Board, Committee Chairs & Taskforce Chairs
Speaker: The Honorable Lionel Wilson, Mayor of Oakland “Alameda Room”
2:30pm – 4pm Press Conference “In the Case of Weber” with representation from BALSA, NBA, NCBL, CHARLES HOUSTON, CABL, NAACP & NLG “Alameda Room”
4pm – 5:30pm Committee & Taskforce Meetings
Elections- Rosalyn Bates, Chair, San Leandro Room
Resolutions- Clifton Graves, Chair, Petaluma Room
Credentials- Joset Wright, Chair Atherton Room
Greivances- Joe Knight, Chair, Castro Valley Room
Affirmative Action- Laurence Mayberry, Chair, San Leandro Room
Constitution- Christine Tripp, Chair, San Lorenzo Room
Southern Africa- Julialynne Walker, Chair, San Lorenzo Room
Black Human Rights- Kwame Mathews, Chair, San Lorenzo Room
4pm – 5pm Film: “Last Grave at Dimbaza”, Alameda Room
5pm – 7pm Dinner On Your Own (Hugo’s by Reservation Only)
7pm – 9pm Workshops
Survival of Black Institutions
Kwame Mathews, Board Member NCBL College of Law “The Present Plight of Black Educational Institutions”
(slide presentation)
Ray Richardson, San Francisco State Ethnic Studies Dept.
“Strategies for Maintaining Black Independent Institutions”
San Leandro Room
Criminal Law
Jackie Hubbard, New College of Law & Public Defender’s Office, San Francisco
“How to be Good Public Defenders”
Howard Moore, Bell & Moore, Oakland
“Strategies for Criminal Defense: The Skills Required
Sharon Meadows, Bay View Hunter’s Point Community Defenders, San Francisco
“Political Use of the Law: The Case of Geronimo Pratt” *Richmond Room*
Prisons and the Black Community
African National Prison Organization Staff
“Why There Must be a National Campaign Against the Prison System”
Yvonne King, student NCBL College of Law “Prison Struggles and the Law Student”, Petaluma Room
Exam Writing, Bar Passage & Retention
Dave Wilmont, Georgetown Law Center “Retention of Law Students in the Bakke Era”
Victor Goode, Executive Director NCBL “Blacks and Bar Passage”, Atherton Room
Speaker: Denice Carty Bernia, Professor, North Eastern University, Boston, Mass.
10am – 1pm Law Day, “Hayward Room”
3pm – 5pm Workshops
Psychiatry, Psychology, & The Law
Michael Wright, Phd Clinical Psychology & student at Boalt Hall
“The LSAT and it’s Non-Predictiveness”
Asa Hilliard, San Francisco State, Dean of Education
“The Sham of Educational Standardixed Test”
Nathan Hare, Sociologist, Historian, Psychologist
“The History of Jurisprudence and the Mental Health of Black People”, Oakland Room D
Consumer Protection
David Hall & Carlton Lowe, Attorney of the FTC
“Consumerism in the Black Community”, Oakland Room C
Video Tapes Oakland Rooms A & B
2pm – 5pm Workshops
Southern Africa
Prexy Nesbitt, Institute for Policy Studies- Visiting Fellows Africa Project, “Waging a Successful S. A. Bank Campaign”
Ron Baily, Chicago Committee for a Free Africa & Prof. Afro-Studies & Political Science Departments North Western University & People’s College, “Free Zimbabwe: Sell S. A. Stock!; The Case of Chicago”
Theo Ben-Guirirab; SWAPO Observer Mission, “The Patriotic Front: Analysis & Progress”
Ruth Gordon, student N.Y.U. & summer intern for NLG S. A. Project, “University Response to Divestment Activities”
6pm – 7pm Cash Bar, “Alameda Foyer”
7pm – 10pm Banquet, “Alameda Room”
Keynote: Minister Louis Farrakhan
Entertainment: Wajumbe Dancers & The Vocal Workshop
11pm- ? Entertainment/Dance, “Alameda Room”
Featuring Bridge with Paul Smith
Sunday April 1st
9am- ? Executive Sessions
9am- 12 pm Tours
9am- 12 pm Video Tapes
“San Lorenzo Room”
12 noon Convention Formally Over
Exhibits and Booths are available Thursday through Saturday ($25 for agencies and businesses and $15 for artist and non-profit organizations)
Job interviews in Castro Valley Room
BALSA Proudly Presents Our Keynote Speaker
Minister Louis Abdul Farrakhan- Nation of Islam National Balsa Conference 1979
Minister Louis Abdul Farrakhan
Minister Farrakhan has been a follower of the Honorable Elijah Muhammed for the past 23 years since 1955. On the death of Malcolm X, in 1965, Minister Farrakhan became the minister of the Harlem Mosque. In 1967, he became the National Representative and Spokesman for Elijah Muhammed. As a result, the minister has spoken at all major educational and theological institutions and over 100 cities in America. He has lectured in the Carribeans, South America and Africa. He has been invited as a guest of several countries including Jamaica, Barbados, Cuba, Ugunda, Libya, Egypt, Saudia Arabia, and Nigeria.
In 1977, he decided to take up the responsibility of helping restore the work of Elijah in the Nation of Islam.
Minister Farrakhan is married and has 9 children. He is presently residing in Chicago.
Jerry Gandy- Richmond Independent: Press Row on Jr. Moore
One of the earliest Professional Sports contract controversies involved Major League Baseball Player Free Agency that arose as the result of an unprecedented, landmark contract between Alvin “Junior” Moore and the Atlanta Braves in which a Special Covenant gave Moore the right to demand a trade which could not be consummated without his prior consent if he was dissatisfied with his playing time. In the event that a trade could not be consummated by the end of the 1977 championship season, Moore would become a free agent if he so desired.
See “The Major Leagues of Professional Baseball Clubs (Atlanta Braves) vs. The Major League Baseball Players Association (Alvin Jr. Moore)”.
The Historic contract for Moore
RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA’S ALVIN (JUNIOR) Moore suddenly finds himself the center of attention at the Atlanta Braves’ Orlando, Fla., spring training base, and neither his bat nor his glove directly is responsible for the spotlight. The historic contract Moore signed Monday has baseball writers from coast to coast wondering if Ted Turner is undermining his own franchise.
The rookie third baseman has made one of those “play me or trade me” demands, and the Braves have agreed to it in writing, giving Junior a nice bonus in the process.
According to Moore, he is to be the judge of whether he gets enough playing time. If he feels that he isn’t seeing enough action, he can demand a trade to another club, and he has final approval of the transaction. If such a trade can’t be made, the former Kennedy High School athlete will become a free agent.
MOORE ISN’T CONCERNED over the impact that his landmark contract could have on baseball. “All I’m thinking about is that I’m pleased with the contract,” reported Moore over the telephone from Orlando. “I love baseball and I want to play. I have two options left, and I don’t want to be sent down again.”
Alvin Jr. Moore Atlanta Braves Rookie Card
The 24-year-old infielder, who has put in six minor league seasons in the Atlanta chain, has batted safely in each of the six Grapefruit League contests in which he has appeared. Jerry Royster is the Atlanta third baseman, but Moore reports that the veteran might be shifted to compete with Darrel Chaney at shortstop.
“I think I’m an every day player,” commented Moore, indicating that his patience might be tested by a lot of time in the dugout. “If the guy ahead of me is having a good year, I think I’ll be patient. Hopefully I’ll play my way into the lineup or somebody else will play his way out.”
If Moore were to exercise the trade clause in his contract, he would be looking for a club in need of a third baseman, rather than a specific team. He wouldn’t wind up in the Bay Area under any circumstances.
“I WOULDN’T WANT to play in San Francisco or Oakland,” Moore disclosed. “I want to stay away from home. I wouldn’t be able to get any rest. I want to concentrate on playing baseball, not visiting with friends. It’s not that I don’t enjoy their company, but I would want to have time to myself.”
Moore is confident that he will be a productive player with the Braves this season. The 5-11 190-pounder also played second and the outfield in the minors, but wants to concentrate on third base in the majors. He doesn’t care to be a utility player.
I don’t want to be a jack of all trades and master of none,” Moore remarked.
One Special Case
NEW YORK (AP) There were three major classifications in today’s free agent baseball draft option 1) play outs- six-year veterans, and 2) certain minor leaguers whose eligibility depended on contract assignment during the 1977 season.
And then, there was Junior Moore.
Moore, who batted .260 in his rookie season with the Atlanta Braves in 1977, was in a category by himself, just as available as all of the big name free agents even though he did not fit into any of the three conventional lists.
That was because of a unique clause written into Moore’s contract with the Braves that permitted him to leave at the end of the season.
When National League President Chub Feeney first saw Moore’s contract and its special freedom clause, he rejected it. But subsequent arbitration upheld the pact and it was finally formally approved in August.
The agreement, negotiated by Moore’s agent, Abdul Jalil of Superstar Management, was included in the third-baseman’s contract, giving him an escape route if he was dissatisfied with his playing time. Moore played in 111 games and went to bat 361 times.
After the season, he decided to exercise the unique contract clause and declare for free agency. He is by himself in a category labeled: “Agreement Between Player and Club.”
“If Moore is dissatisfied with his playing time,” said Jalil, “it’s in his contract that he can submit a letter to the Braves, who then must initiate a trade to the team of Moore’s choice, which can only be consummated with his consent. If there is no trade by the end of the season, the contract is voided and he becomes a free agent.”
Who said baseball still is in the hands of its owners?
Abdul-Jalil
ABDUL JALIL, WHO negotiated that historic contract with the Atlanta Braves for Richmond’s Junior Moore last Monday, reports that general manager Bill Lucas has offered no comments, but Marvin Miller of the Players Assn. was stunned by what he was able to obtain for the infielder.
“Miller told me that the contract has done as much for baseball as anything in the basic agreement just signed by the Players Assn. and the owners,” reports the former Cal track athlete turned sports agent.
Alvin Moore vs Atlanta Braves
Major League Baseball Arbitration Proceeding
MLB-MLBPA Arb. 77-18 (1977)
Facts:
Alvin Moore (plaintiff) signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Braves. The contract contained a clause that said if Moore was not satisfied with his playing time, the Braves were required to trade him to a team approved by Moore. The covenant also stated that if a trade were not completed by the end of the season, Moore was allowed to become a free agent if he so chose. At the time, Moore had less than one year of service in Major League Baseball (MLB).
The league president (defendant) disapproved of this covenant. The president believed that the covenant was inconsistent with the collective-bargaining agreement agreed to by the league and the players’ union. This agreement required players to have a minimum of five years of service in MLB before they could become eligible for free agency.
The players’ union filed a grievance on Moore’s behalf. The union cited the collective-bargaining agreement’s clause permitting special covenants that benefit players. The union maintained that the president could disapprove of a special covenant only if the covenant did not benefit the player. The league countered that this covenant effectively created an entirely new reserve system, contrary to what the league and players had previously agreed to. According to the league, the reserve system created by the collective-bargaining agreement was created to provide for an even and equitable distribution of players among all of the teams.
Additionally, the collective-bargaining agreement contained a free agent re-entry procedure. By giving Moore the ability to determine his own free agency, the league argued, the covenant contravened the agreed-upon system. The league contended that a covenant that violated the collective-bargaining agreement and the rights of the other 25 MLB teams could not be permitted to stand simply because it benefited a player. The issue was brought before an arbitrator.
Alvin “Junior” Moore was only a rookie, yet here are the terms of the contract his agent Abdul-Jalil put together for him:
-The Braves were to pay Moore $75,000 that season. That was only his salary.
-They also paid him a $50,000 bonus, and
-They also provided him with an additional $50,000 interest-free loan.
That’s was historic for a rookie, but wait, there’s more coming.
Junior Moore signed with White Sox
The imaginative, foresighted agent Abdul-Jalil saw to it that four other unique clauses were written into the Atlanta Braves contract of Moore.
“If Moore is dissatisfied with his playing time, he can submit a letter to the Braves notifying them of same, who then must initiate a trade to the team of Moore’s choice, which can only be consummated with his consent. If there is no trade by the end of the season, the contract is voided and he becomes a free agent.”
1) The first unique clause gave Moore the option of demanding a trade to another team of his choice upon his notice to the team of his dissatisfaction with his playing time; becoming a free agent simply by notifying the Braves of his intention, which works out to be the same as anytime he choses. Under the present Basic Agreement between the players and the owners, a player becomes a free agent ONLY after six-year service requirement with a team has been fulfilled AND only after the second year he plays for a team without signing a contract the previous year.
2) The second unique clause allowed Moore to veto any trade the Braves might involve him in if he did not approve of the team in the proposed trade;
3) The third unique clause gave him the option of choosing the team he wished to be traded to;
4) The forth unique clause gave Moore the option of becoming a free agent if a trade to a team of his choice in not consummated. Under the then present Basic Agreement between the players and the owners, a player becomes a free agent the second year only after he plays for a team without signing a contract the previous year.
What club owner in the world would ever sign a rookie to a contract like that?
The contract was signed by Ted Turner, the Braves’ owner, March 14, 1977.
When National League President Chub Feeney first saw Moore’s contract and its special freedom clause, he rejected it disapproving this Special Covenant and on April 28, Feeney, wrote a letter to Bill Lucas, the Braves’ Director of Player Personnel.
The letter said:
“Specific covenants contained in Alvin Moore’s contract are disapproved because it (the contract) contains provisions inconsistent with the reserve system article of the new Basic Agreement.
Please be sure the player receives a copy of this letter.”
The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) filed a Federal grievance on the ground that actual or potential additional benefits were provided for the player within the meaning of the collective agreement. The clubs maintained that the free agency provisions in the 1976 agreement were exclusive, providing the only basis upon which free agency rights could be exercised.
But the union argued that there were still other avenues to free agency, such as an unconditional release by a club because the player was not sufficiently qualified. The arbitrator held, in this case, that “the six-year service requirement through which a player could exercise free agency was for the individual club’s benefit in the sense that it would want to retain the player for a particular period of time.” Thus, the benefit of “long-term title and reservation rights” could be waived by the club. On the other hand, the reentry mechanism through which other clubs would have an opportunity to negotiate with a player who becomes a free agent was a matter covered by all the collective bargaining agreement, so an attempt by club and player to evade such procedures would be “inconsistent” and thus prohibited. Said the Arbitrator:
There is clear merit in the Association’s argument that the words “additional benefits to the Player” should be liberally construed to support a wide variety of benefits to a Player over and above the benefits accorded to him by the Basic Agreement. Though covenants containing such benefits may be “inconsistent” with a particular provision of the Agreement dealing with the same subject matter, there is logic in the Association’s argument that they are not, in fact, “inconsistent” because Article II authorizes such inconsistencies where they provide additional benefits to the Player.”?
Marvin Miller, the MLBPA Executive Director said “Junior Moore’s contract has done more for baseball as anything in the basic agreement just signed by the Players Association and the owners”.
In a subsequent case where the contract was modeled and derived from Moore’s Historic contract, involving Mike Marshall and the Minnesota Twins, an attempt to waive compensation— in this case an amateur draft free selection— that the club would receive was invalidated because the compensation provisions of the collective bargaining agreement are designed for all of the clubs and not the benefit of one particular team that loses the player through free agency. Said the Arbitrator:
The benefit to the losing Club is not the sole factor in [the] compensation scheme…. Of equal importance, as League President MacPhail points out in his testimony herein, is the detriment or cost to the signing Club of being required to give up an amateur draft choice in return for signing a Player who became a free agent pursuant to [the collective bargaining agreement].
Moore went on to sign a very lucrative, multi year contract with the Chicago White Sox.
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Case Western Reserve Law Review Volume 31 Summer 1981 Number 4
A Long Deep Drive to Collective Bargaining: Of Players, Owners, Brawls, and Strikes.
Professor Robert C. Berry, Professor William B. Gould
Student Journals at Case Western Reserve University School of Law Scholarly Commons
A Long Deep Drive to Collective Bargaining: Of Players, Owners, Brawls, and Strikes.
c. Individual v. Collective Interests. The case law of labor arbitration addresses a number of important issues as it explores the inner workings of a league. Cases which confront the tensions between the individual and the collective interest of the players are of particular importance to this analysis. Individuals may not always be served best by collective action. The individual may be able to obtain advantages for himself that run counter to agreements forged between the union and management. These individual advantages often must be curtailed, as the earlier discussions on the unit504 and exclusivity505 have revealed. An examination of some of these problems in the baseball context sharpens the focus. The Moore506 decision arose out of a special covenant between Alvin Moore and the Atlanta Braves. The National League President disapproved of this arrangement on the ground that the covenant was “inconsistent” with the basic agreement.507 The covenant stated that Moore could not be traded without his consent and could become a free agent at the end of the 1977 championship season “if he so desires.” 508 The players association challenged the disapproval of the contract in a grievance. The players association argued that the individual contract could not be regarded as “inconsistent” with the collective agreement since it accorded benefits not available under the basic agreement. The clubs contended that the covenant struck “at the very heart” of the negotiated reserve system. The argument was that the Braves, by providing free agency for Moore without reference to the contractual scheme contained in the collective agreement, ignored the other clubs’ interest in maintaining a competitive balance-the very objective of the negotiated reserve system.509 At the time the grievance was filed, Moore did not have six years service in the major leagues-a prerequisite to free agency under the labor contract between the parties. The covenant, moreover, made no reference to the quota and compensation provisions of the basic agreement. In response, the association noted that the agreement contemplated free agency through methods other than the reentry draft. By way of rejoinder, the clubs maintained that these other avenues were designed for players whose careers were ending, younger players, players of marginal skills or a default by the club.510 With regard to the former category, the clubs contended that “[lt was never contemplated that promises of outright release or termination would or could be used by individual Clubs and Players as a negotiating device or bargaining chip in order to evade the reentry procedure and other aspects of the reserve system.” 511 The arbitration panel held there was no reason that Moore could not negotiate conditional rights either to be traded or to become a free agent. The opinion stated: There is clear merit in the Association’s argument that the words ‘additional benefits to the Player’ should be liberally construed to support a wide variety of benefits to a player over and above the benefits accorded to him by the Basic Agreement. Though covenants containing such benefits may be “inconsistent” with a particular provision of the Agreement dealing with the same subject matter, there is logic in the Association’s argument that they are not, in fact, ‘inconsistent’ because Article II authorizes such inconsistencies where they provide additional benefits to the Player. The evidence… suggests the League Presidents have approved a number of special covenants in this light, where the ‘additional benefits to the Player’ were within the Club’s power to bestow. 512 Inasmuch as the Braves were not terminating Moore for lack of playing skill, the arbitrator decided that Moore could not escape the reentry draft provided for in the collective bargaining agreement. The procedure and “its related quota provisions protect the interests of all 26 Clubs and cannot be waived by the Atlanta Club in the circumstances of this case. 513 The fact is, however, that the modification of the length of service provisions negotiated between Atlanta and Moore, and circumvention of the reentry draft procedures, may affect the competitive balance in the league so as to promote the interests of some other clubs. If, for example, certain superstars became available earlier than provided for in the collective agreement, the resulting bidding wars would benefit wealthier teams such as the Yankees, Angels, and Braves. If, in contrast, the number of talented free agents available depressed the market, the impact could be immediate and substantial. In some instances, the players rather than the owners would be adversely affected. It is thus difficult to establish a clearly logical demarcation between length of service and other aspects of the reentry draft since one element protects the clubs in the league and the other does not. The Moore decision is probably the correct one. The additional benefits secured by individual players must be reconciled with the overriding procedures established by the collective agreement’s reentry draft. The second important case involved Mike Marshall, the 1974 Cy Young Award winner and erstwhile relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, among others.514 Marshall negotiated a special covenant with the Twins which permitted him to become a free agent after the 1978 season but “without regard to the compensation provisions therein.”515 The arbitrator, following Moore, concluded that the compensation provisions were designed for the benefit of all clubs and not merely the individual club which lost the player to free agency. While the arbitrator conceded that the club losing the player might waive its right to compensation, it would not waive the “detriment” or “cost” that the signing club would incur in the normal reentry draft procedure. 516 The recent Dave Winfield free agency episode created another problem. The Yankees, fearful that they would not be one of the thirteen teams able to draft Winfield, reportedly negotiated with the Padres to provide for an agreement between the Yankees and Winfield and a trade between the Padres and the Yankees based on that deal.517 This alleged agreement circumvented the reentry draft procedure and compensation and, in theory, imposed a cost on the signing club. The players association, however, accepted this procedure as compatible with the agreement because Winfield was able to use the prospect of free agency, limited only by the amateur draft compensation, as a vehicle to bargain for acceptable contract terms. The final group of baseball-related cases involve option clauses and right of refusal clauses in special covenants. In 1976, Carlton Fisk, Rick Burleson, and Gary Maddox negotiated provisions giving their respective clubs the right of first refusal at the end of their contracts. Their theory was that a player could reap the financial benefits of a bidding war while remaining with the club in cities like Boston and New York where there are many fringe benefits to being a famous ballplayer. The association objected to these covenants on the theory that they inevitably depress the bidding between clubs. An arbitrator took the position that a right of first refusal “could not possibly produce anything better than free agency.”‘ 518 This position seems flawed given the advantages that players might reap from such a provision. To take an extreme example, players cannot waive their right to be part of the free agent draft after six years, although they may do so indirectly by entering into a long-term contract. The grievance thus was settled in favor of the association 519 — a further step toward collectivizing the relationship. Another important variation on this theme of individual-collective tension involves negotiated option clauses. The Carlton Fisk award 520 decided that substantial performance by the Red Sox was not adequate to meet the option tender date of December 20 established under the collective agreement. 521 The arbitrator rejected the club’s reliance on extreme forfeiture as an excuse of the condition since the Red Sox already had received Fisk’s performance for salary paid between 1976 and 1980. This rationale is questionable in light of Fisk’s inability to play during most of 1979-although Fisk played in 1980 under adverse circumstances. The arbitrator’s comment that free agency status for Fisk was an “unfortunate consequence for the Club in comparison to the minor inconvenience to him flowing from the related contract tender”522 understates the matter. Another option clause case, the Tidrow arbitration,523 was of more precedental value. Tidrow, prior to joining the Chicago Cubs, signed a contract with the Yankees for 1977 to 1979 and then in 1978 negotiated an extension for 1980. The contract provided for compensation, some of it deferred, and stated that the club reserved the right to exercise an option on Tidrow’s services at a salary of $200,000 for 1981 by notifying Tidrow before December 20, 1980.524 The renewal option was exercised by a letter dated August 28, 1980. The players association objected to the renewal which purportedly blocked Tidrow’s access to the reentry draft on the ground that the special covenant containing the option did not constitute an actual or potential benefit to the player.525 The club contended that Tidrow had executed a contract for the succeeding season which was a contractual limitation on free agency rights. The arbitrator, however, held that the individual contract’s special covenants referred to the 1980 season.526 Tidrow thus could not be deemed to have executed a contract for 1981. The arbitrator also concluded that the agreement extracted from Tidrow all irrevocable offers to enter into a future contract. Moreover, since the players association successfully resisted incorporation of an option year in the collective agreement as a prerequisite to free agency–except for players like Fisk who had contracted prior to August 9, 1976 527 .-the arbitrator found the bargaining history to be “strong evidence” of an intent not to eliminate free agency through an option clause.528 Since Moore held that a contract could be inconsistent and yet acceptable if it provided an actual or potential benefit, further arbitral inquiry was requested. The arbitrator discussed the contention that Tidrow had benefitted through the economic “package” that he received with a guaranteed contract rather than the standard contract. Any detriment, reasoned the arbitrator, could be offset by a potential benefit. The option clause, however, must provide its own benefit. Tidrow, experienced in negotiations and aware of free agency’s benefits, could have perceived an option clause as being more advantageous. In making his determination, the arbitrator found the following to be conclusive: “By remaining silent until the latter part of 1979 and retaining $100,000 in bonuses for signing the contract he now seeks to overturn, Tidrow led the Cubs-who acquired his contract in apparent good faith-to act in reliance on his evident acceptance of all of its terms.”529 Tidrow accordingly was estopped because of his tardy disavowal, his actual or constructive knowledge that he was losing free agency, and detrimental reliance by the Cubs. While the arbitrator stated that clubs might attempt to circumvent the collective agreement through such covenants as making optional renewal clauses a condition precedent to all contracts, such was not the case in Tidrow. Tidrow is thus a “narrow holding” which again emphasizes the tension between collective and individual interests.
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504. See notes 462-70 supra and accompanying text.
505. See notes 471-503 supra and accompanying text.
506. Major Leagues of Professional Baseball Clubs v. Major League Baseball Players Ass’n (Moore), No. 77-18 (Sept. 7, 1977) (on file at Case Western Reserve Law Review).
507. Id at 2.
508. Id
509. Id at 8.
510. Id at 11-12.
511. Id at 12.
512. Id at 14-15.
513. Id at 17. CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW REVIEW
514. Major Leagues of Professional Baseball Clubs v. Major League Baseball Players Ass’n (Marshall v. Minnesota Twins), No. 78-15 (Oct. 25, 1978) (unpublished) (on file at Case Western Reserve Law Review).
515. Id at 2.
516. Id at 13-14.
517. See Yanks Seek to Land Winfeld Before He is a FreeAgent, N.Y. Times, Oct 22, 1980, § 2, at 5, col. 1; Winfield Opts for Free Agency, Stalling Deal to Become Yankee, N.Y. Times, Oct. 23, 1981, § 4, at 19, col. 4. [Vol 31:685 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
518. Decision of the Arbitration Panel, Major League Baseball Players Ass’n v. Chicago Cubs (Tidrow), No. 80-18 (Nov. 4, 1980) (on file at Case Western Reserve Law Review) [hereinafter cited as Tidrow].
519. “The league presidents who originally approved the contracts [Lynn, Burleson, Fisk, and Maddox] since have strickened those clauses.” Chass, Miller Sees4 Ripoffin Agents’Acts, N.Y. Times, Jan. 27, 1977, § C, at 25, coL 1.
520. Major League Baseball Players Ass’n (Fisk), No. 80-35, (Feb. 12, 1981) (unpublished) [hereinafter cited as Fisk].
521. See note 378 supra. 19811 CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW REVIEW
522. Fisk, supra note 520, at 20.
523. See Tidrow, supra note 518 and accompanying text.
524. Clubs’ Memorandum, Major League Baseball Players Ass’n v. Chicago Cubs 3 (Tidrow), No. 80-18 (Nov. 4, 1980) (on file at Case Western Reserve Law Review).
525. Id at 14-15.
526. See Tidrow, supra note 518 and accompanying text.
527. See Tidrow, supra note 518, at 19.
528. See Tidrow, supra note 518, at 16.
529. Id
[Vol. 31:685 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING]
(“A Long Deep Drive to Collective Bargaining, Of Players, Owners, Brawls, and Strikes”, Robert C. Berry, William B. Gould, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Law Review, Volume 31 Summer 1981, Student Journals Scholarly Commons, Individual v. Collective Interests, CASES PUBLISHED in UNIVERSITIES LAW REVIEWS for ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS LAW COURSE, OUTLINES PUBLICATIONS)
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NetSuite Inc. Law Review
Alvin Moore & Atlanta Braves, Arbitration as an Exclusive Remedy, § 301 Preemption
Labor Arbitration in Professional Sports, Page 85
3 • The Early Years
One of the earliest controversies involving free agency arose as the result of a contract between Alvin Moore and the Atlanta Braves in which a Special Covenant gave Moore the right to demand a trade which could not be consummated without his prior consent if he was dissatisfied with his playing time. In the event that a trade could not be consummated by the end of the 1977 championship season, Moore would become a free agent if he so desired.
The National League disapproved this Special Covenant and the Association filed a grievance on the ground that actual or potential additional benefits were provided for the player within the meaning of the collective agreement. The clubs maintained that the free agency provisions in the 1976 agreement were exclusive, providing the only basis upon which free agency rights could be exercised. But the union argued that there were still other avenues to free agency, such as an unconditional release by a club because the player was not sufficiently qualified. The arbitrator held, in this case, that the six-year service requirement through which a player could exercise free agency was for the individual club’s benefit in the sense that it would want to retain the player for a particular period of time.” Thus, the benefit of “long-term title and reservation rights” could be waived by the club. On the other hand, the reentry mechanism through which other clubs would have an opportunity to negotiate with a player who becomes a free agent was a matter covered by all the collective bargaining agreement, so an attempt by club and player to evade such procedures would be “inconsistent” and thus prohibited. Said the Arbitrator:
There is clear merit in the Association’s argument that the words “additional benefits to the Player” should be liberally construed to support a wide variety of benefits to a Player over and above the benefits accorded to him by the Basic Agreement. Though covenants containing such benefits may be “inconsistent” with a particular provision of the Agreement dealing with the same subject matter, there is logic in the Association’s argument that they are not, in fact, “inconsistent” because Article II authorizes such inconsistencies where they provide additional benefits to the Player.”?
In a subsequent case where the contract was modeled and derived from Moore’s Historic contract, involving Mike Marshall and the Minnesota Twins, an attempt to waive compensation— in this case an amateur draft free selection— that the club would receive was invalidated because the compensation provisions of the collective bargaining agreement are designed for all of the clubs and not the benefit of one particular team that loses the player through free agency. Said the Arbitrator:
The benefit to the losing Club is not the sole factor in [the] compensation scheme…. Of equal importance, as League President MacPhail points out in his testimony herein, is the detriment or cost to the signing Club of being required to give up an amateur draft choice in return for signing a Player who became a free agent pursuant to [the collective bargaining agreement].”
(NetSuite Inc. Law Review Sports and Entertainment Law Cases in All Major College’s Juris Doctorate Law (JD) and Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Programs, MBA Programs)
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UMass School Law
University of Massachusetts- Amherst
Major League Baseball’s Grievance Arbitration System
The History and Legal Authority of the Sports League Commissioner
Major League Baseball’s Grievance Arbitration System
B. Arbitration of Disciplinary Disputes
Chapter 3. Labor Arbitration in Professional Sports………………………121
Contract Interpretation Through Arbitration ……………………………. 123
Alvin Moore & Atlanta Braves ………………………..…………….. 124
Notes and Questions ………………………………………………………….. 126
Glenn M. Wong
Professor of Sports Law
University of Massachusetts- Amherst · 1987 · Cited by 2
Entertainment and Sports Law
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Marquette University School of Law Sports Law Institute
Marquette University School of Law
Entertainment and Sports Law Commons Journals at Marquette Law Scholarly Commons
Interpreting the NFL Player Contract
Marquette Sports Law Review- Volume 3, Issue 1, Article 5, Fall
Gary R. Roberts
Professor of Sports Law
https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/
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Vanderbilt University School of Law
Vanderbilt University School of Law
Sports Law – Knight Commission: purpose was to examine NCAA athletics and make recommendations
Professor Joseph Fishman
Studocu
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UNLV Boyd School of Law- Sports Lawyers
University of Nevada-Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
Course: Sports Law: Competition Law | National Collegiate Athletic Association
Professor Marc Kligman, Adjunct. Sports Law
University of Nevada William S. Boyd School of Law
UNLV 87169927
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Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
Legal Professions: Sports Law
The Role of the Commissioner and Other Governing Authorities
Professor Alan W. Scheflin – Santa Clara Law
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Quimbee Law School Case Briefs, Overview, Casebooks, study aids, BAR Review, and online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses
Quimbee Law School Case Briefs, Overview, Casebooks, study aids, BAR Review, and online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses
Alvin Moore vs Atlanta Braves
Major League Baseball Arbitration Proceeding
MLB-MLBPA Arb. 77-18 (1977)
Professor A. Porter
Facts
Alvin Moore (plaintiff) signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Braves. The contract contained a clause that said if Moore was not satisfied with his playing time, the Braves were required to trade him to a team approved by Moore. The covenant also stated that if a trade were not completed by the end of the season, Moore was allowed to become a free agent if he so chose. At the time, Moore had less than one year of service in Major League Baseball (MLB). The league president (defendant) disapproved of this covenant. The president believed that the covenant was inconsistent with the collective-bargaining agreement agreed to by the league and the players’ union. This agreement required players to have a minimum of five years of service in MLB before they could become eligible for free agency. The players’ union filed a grievance on Moore’s behalf. The union cited the collective-bargaining agreement’s clause permitting special covenants that benefit players. The union maintained that the president could disapprove of a special covenant only if the covenant did not benefit the player. The league countered that this covenant effectively created an entirely new reserve system, contrary to what the league and players had previously agreed to. According to the league, the reserve system created by the collective-bargaining agreement was created to provide for an even and equitable distribution of players among all of the teams. Additionally, the collective-bargaining agreement contained a free agent re-entry procedure. By giving Moore the ability to determine his own free agency, the league argued, the covenant contravened the agreed-upon system. The league contended that a covenant that violated the collective-bargaining agreement and the rights of the other 25 MLB teams could not be permitted to stand simply because it benefited a player. The issue was brought before an arbitrator.
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Course Hero Law School Case Briefs
Course Hero Sports Law Outline
1968 Basic Agreement made the Commissioner the arbitrator clearly allowing for arbitration of reserve system grievances.
University of Texas School of Law
Course Title: LAW 111
6) Agent Representation – The collective agreement plays the ultimate governing role
a) The most prominent agents are lawyers who must know the collective agreement for the sport. It exercises considerable influence on the player K.
b) Alvin Moore & Atlanta Braves
– There are 3 reasons for the league president to disapprove a special covenant (Baseball)
i) If the covenant does not actually or potentially provide additional benefits to the Player
ii) If the covenant violates an applicable law or is prohibited by a League rule not inconsistent with the collective agreement.
iii) If the covenant purports to bind some third party whom the Club and Player have no authority to bind.
(1)Individual Player-Club negotiations are conducted within the framework of the attendant rules, agreements, and regulations that govern the sport.
(2)Variations in any of the provisions might give a Player additional benefit beyond the Club’s power to make
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Quizlet Law School Case Briefs
Quizlet, Sports Law 1-3
Alvin Moore & Atlanta Braves (1977)
Facts: Moore had a covenant with the Braves that stated Moore could become a free agent if he was not traded by the end of the season. This covenant is inconsistent with the CBA which mentions that only 5 year vets could be eligible for free-agency. Moore was only a 1 year vet. The player’s union sued on behalf of Moore.
Holding: Covenant between the Braves and Moore stands.
Reasoning: A Major League Baseball player and a team may agree to a contract that includes unique covenants, so long as those covenants do not infringe on the protected interests of other teams. Here, the 5 year vet standard is interpreted by the court as a provision that protects other teams. Since no interests of other teams are being protected, Moore’s covenant can stay.
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Judd’s Sports Law Outline
SPORTS LAW OUTLINE
Chapter 1 – Best Interests of the Sport: The Role of the Commissioner and Other Governing Authorities
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Weiler Sports Law 6th ACB LSE
Labor Arbitration in Professional Sports
The Early Years(Pg 85)
The History and Legal Authority of the Sports League Commissioner
Arbitration of Disciplinary Disputes
Chapter 3. Labor Arbitration in Professional Sports…………………….121
A. Contract Interpretation Through Arbitration …………………………………. 123
Alvin Moore & Atlanta Braves ……………………………………………………….. 124
Notes and Questions …………………………………………………….… 126
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Studocu
Vanderbilt University School of Law
Sports Law- The Knight Commission
Purpose was to examine NCAA athletics and make recommendations
Professor Joseph Fishman
Abdul-Jalil’s cases are taught in ALL MAJOR University Juris Doctorate in Law and Maters in Business Administration Curriculums Courses in Federal Income Taxation, Contracts, Salary Grievances/Disputes, Federal Arbitration, Labor Law, Collective Bargaining Labor Agreements, Civil Rights, Employment, Compensation, Interest Free Loans, Rates of Compensation, wherein his Legal Impact has CHANGED the SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT and BUSINESS WORLD:
~ Harvard University School of Law Federal Income Taxation Course Outline, Professor: Flusche, al-Hakim’s victory, in the Federal Tax Court, U. S. Tax Commissioner teaching al-Hakim’s use of interest free loans, Tax Free financial transactions, al-Hakim’s historic impact on Shariah-Riba Complaint financial transactions in the business world,
~ Yale University School of Law Federal Tax Course, Professor: Eric M. Zolt, Text Authors: William A. Klein, Joseph Bankman, Daniel N. Shaviro,
~ Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, Federal Tax Course on “ISLAMIC & JEWISH PERSPECTIVES ON INTEREST”, Author/Professor: Joel S. Newman, Federal Tax Court, U. S. Tax Commissioner, discusses financial transactions that allow devout Muslims and Jews to obey religious prohibitions against interest, while giving investors a return on their investments, The tax treatment of these transactions is considered, teaching al-Hakim’s use, interest free loans, Tax Free financial transactions, al-Hakim’s historic impact, Shariah, Riba, Complaint financial transactions, the business world,
~ University of Virginia School of Law Federal Tax Course, Professor: M. Robinson, Federal Income Taxation, L. Dominick, Text Authors: William A. Klein, Joseph Bankman, Daniel N. Shaviro,
~ Washington University School of Law Federal Tax Course, Professor: Bixby,
~ Washington & Lee University School of Law Federal Tax Course,
~ Weiler Sports Law, LSE, Labor Arbitration in Professional Sports, The History and Legal Authority of the Sports League Commissioner
~ “A Long Deep Drive to Collective Bargaining, Of Players, Owners, Brawls, and Strikes”, Robert C. Berry, William B. Gould, Student Journals at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Scholarly Commons, Individual v. Collective Interests, Case Western Reserve, Law Review, Volume 31 Summer 1981, CASES, PUBLISHED, UNIVERSITIES, LAW REVIEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, COURSE, OUTLINES, PUBLICATIONS, Case, Western, Reserve, Law, Review,
~ University of Texas School of Law, Course Title: LAW 111, Agent Representation
~ University of Massachusetts- Amherst, Major League Baseball’s Grievance Arbitration System, Glenn M. Wong, Professor of Sports Law, Entertainment and Sports Law, Marquette University School of Law, Entertainment and Sports Law Commons Journals,
~ Marquette Law Scholarly Commons, Interpreting the NFL Player Contract, Professor Gary R. Roberts, Marquette Sports Law Review,
~ Vanderbilt University School of Law, Sports Law, Knight Commission, purpose was to examine NCAA athletics and make recommendations, Professor Joseph Fishman, Studocu,
~ University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, Course, Sports Law, Competition Law, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Professor Marc Kligman, Adjunct, Sports Law, University of Nevada William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV 87169927,
~ Santa Clara University School of Law, Legal Professions: Sports Law, The Role of the Commissioner and Other Governing Authorities, Professor Alan W. Scheflin, Santa Clara Law,
~ Quimbee Law School Case Briefs, Overview, Casebooks, study aids, BAR Review, online Continuing Legal Education, CLE courses, Alvin Moore vs Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball Arbitration Proceeding, MLB-MLBPA Arb. 77-18 (1977), Professor A. Porter,
~ Course Hero Sports Law Outline, 1968 Major League Baseball (MLB) Basic Agreement, made the Commissioner the arbitrator, clearly allowing for arbitration of reserve system grievances,
~ Quizlet, Sports Law 1-3, Alvin Moore & Atlanta Braves (1977),
~ Judd’s Sports Law Outline, SPORTS LAW OUTLINE, Chapter, Best Interests of the Sport: The Role of the Commissioner and Other Governing Authorities,
~ NetSuite Inc, Alvin Moore & Atlanta Braves, Arbitration as an Exclusive Remedy, § 301 Preemption, ABDUL-JALIL, Sports and Entertainment Law Cases in All Major College’s Juris Doctorate Law (JD) and Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Programs, MBA Programs,
~ Harvard University Business School- MBA,
~ Yale University Business School- MBA,
~ Washington University Business School- MBA,
~ Stanford University Graduate School of Business Management- MBA,
~ University of Virginia Graduate School of Business- MBA,
LECTURER AND PRESENTER IN THE FIELDS OF:
~ Music in Islam, University of California, Berkeley, CA 2003
~ National Islamic Convention, Seacaucus., NJ 1997,
~ Host/Honoree: Evening of Elegance, National Arabic Conference, Oakland, CA. 1997,
~ National Islamic Convention, N.Y.C, N.Y. 1996,
~ International Islamic Conference, Los Angeles, CA. 1996,
~ Oaktown Music Conference, Oakland, CA 1996,
~ National Society of Black Engineers Conference-Region 6, San Luis Obispo, CA. 1992,
~ CAREER FEST, Oakland, CA. 1986,
~ California State University, Hayward, CA. 1985,
~ United States Coast Guard, Oakland, CA. 1982,
~ National BALSA Law Conference, Houston, TX 1981,
~ National BALSA Law Conference, Philadelphia, PA. 1982,
~ National BALSA Law Conference, Oakland, CA. 1979,
~ National BALSA Law Conference, N.Y.C., N.Y. 1980,
~ Mountain Regional Law Convention, Oklahoma City, OK. 1980,
~ College of Alameda, Alameda, CA. 1981,
~ Eastern Regional Law Conference, Washington D.C. 1980,
~ National Black Media Convention, Oakland, CA. 1972,
~ National BALSA Law Conference, Washington D.C. 1976,
~ Pacific Coast Law Conference, San Francisco, CA. 1976,
~ Stanford Law Society, Palo Alto, CA. 1976,
~ National Black History Week Awards, San Francisco, CA, 1974,
~ Hip-Hop/Raps influence on Societal America, The Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, CA 2010
MASTERS CLASSES IN THE FIELDS OF:
~ SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW*
~ THE ART OF REPRESENTING PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AND ENTERTAINERS*
~ REPRESENTING THE PRODUCER*
~ REPRESENTING THE DIRECTOR*
~ REPRESENTING THE SUPERSTAR*
~ GETTING MONEY FOR YOUR MOVIE*
~ LICENSING MOTION PICTURES*
~ DIGITAL MOVIEMAKING*
~ THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS*
~ THE BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINMENT*
~ SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING*
~ ADVERTISING, MARKETING, PROMOTION, SPONSORSHIPS, BRANDING AND HIP HOP CULTURE
~ HIP HOP AND THE SPREAD OF ISLAM*
~ ISLAM AND MUSIC*
The MAN who turns Hit$ into Million$ Agent Abdul Jalil, and one of the benefits that goes with negotiating RICHEST contract in Professional Sports and Baseball History. Tribune photo BY ROY WILLIAMS
ABDUL-JALIL, without ever attending Law School, negotiated a series of Pro Sports Player contracts that included many unprecedented benefits to the individual clients, one of which was interest-free loans that could be forgiven. Upon review by the Internal Revenue Service, the contracts and tax returns where thrown out, challenged by the IRS, and the IRS filed suit.
After an eight (8) year legal battle, Jalil prevailed in Federal Tax Court, wherein his case established that Interest free Loans with forgiveness were in fact legal. This unprecedented legal ruling MADE NEW LAW, establishing a NEW standard in the Federal Tax Laws, was acknowledged in several National Law Journals, Cite: “IRS vs Al-Hakim”, published by Commerce Clearing House(CCH) Tax Court Memorandum Cases editions KF 6234A 505, Maxwell McMillian (Prentice Hall) Federal Tax Cases edition KF 6234A 512 Tax Court Memorandum Decisions, Articles and citations available upon request……. The Historic “al-Hakim” Tax Code §7872 [692] Ruling.
After al-Hakim’s victory in the Federal Tax Courts against the Tax Commissioner, in December 2000 the IRS moved to change the Federal Tax Codes such that it now “prevents no-interest loans”, was instituted to eliminate and close the Federal Income Tax loop-hole created with al-Hakim’s use of interest free loans in sports and entertainment financial transactions, CITE: Tax Notes December 4, 2000 p. 1311; 89 Tax Notes 1311 (Dec. 4, 2000) “al-Hakim Tax Code” Ruling.
al-Hakim’s victory in the Federal Tax Court over the U. S. Tax Commissioner has the nations foremost academicians and Top Major U.S. Colleges and Universities academic institutions Programs for Juris Doctorate Law (JD) and Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees featuring his cases instructing classes in the study of Contracts, Finance, Interest, Loans, Reserve/Free Agency System and Restraint of Trade, Sherman Anti-trust Act (15 USC § 1,2), NLRA, Labor Exemption from Antitrust Law, Collective Bargaining, Labor law, Antitrust, Federal Arbitration, Civil Rights, and his cases has made “Law Review”, setting New Law in four different areas, published in over Seven Universities Law Reviews, Scholarly Commons, multiple Course Outlines, Student Journals, in the specialty area of Contracts, Finance, Interest, Loans, Reserve/Free Agency System and Restraint of Trade, Sherman Anti-trust Act, (15 USC § 1,2), NLRA, Labor Exemption from Antitrust Law, Collective Bargaining, Labor law, Antitrust, Federal Arbitration, Civil Rights, Insurance.
The worlds most highly acclaimed professors in such hallowed halls as Harvard University Law and Business School- MBA, Yale University Law and Business School- MBA, Washington University Law and Business School- MBA, Stanford University Law and Business School- MBA, University of Virginia Law and Business School, among others, are teaching al-Hakim’s use of interest free loans with forgiveness as part of their Law and Business curriculum presenting the Tax Free financial considerations of transactions as part of the ISLAMIC AND JEWISH PERSPECTIVES ON INTEREST, examining al-Hakim’s historic impact on Shariah-Riba Complaint financial transactions in the business world, discusses financial transactions that allow devout Muslims and Jews to obey religious prohibitions against interest, while giving investors a return on their investments, The tax treatment of these transactions is considered an integral part of al-Hakim’s cases.
The REAL impact and importance of the 1977 contacts that lead to the Historic “al-Hakim” Tax Code Ruling of 2000 can not be more profoundly expressed than to understand that it is the financial BLUEPRINT for the “Too Big to Fail” Financial Bailout of 2008 and the PPP/SBA Loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) 2020.
President Barack Obama, The Federal Government and IRS Acknowledges the Economic Impact of the Historic “al-Hakim” Interest-Free Loan with Forgiveness in “Too Big to Fail” Bailout of 2008
“Too Big to Fail” describes a business or business sector deemed to be so deeply ingrained in a financial system or economy that its failure would be disastrous to the economy. Therefore, the government will consider bailing out the business or even an entire sector—such as Wall Street banks or U.S. carmakers—to prevent economic disaster.
Then the Wall Street stock market crash occurred on September 29, 2008 as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 777.68 points in intraday trading. The financial crisis had its origins in the housing market, for generations the symbolic cornerstone of American prosperity, was a result of defaults on consolidated mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Subprime housing loans comprised most MBS. Banks offered these loans to almost everyone, even those who weren’t creditworthy. When the housing market fell, many homeowners defaulted on their loans.
The market crashed, partly, because Congress initially rejected the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, popularly known as the bank bailout bill. But the stresses that led to the crash had been building for a long time.
On October 9, 2007, the Dow hit its pre-recession high and closed at 14,164.53. By March 5, 2009, it had dropped by more than 50% to 6,594.44.2 Although it wasn’t the greatest percentage decline in history, it was vicious.
The stock market fell nearly 90% during the Great Depression. But that took almost four years. The 2008 crash only took 18 months.
Financial stresses peaked following the failure of the US financial firm Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Together with the failure or near failure of a range of other financial firms around that time, this triggered a panic in financial markets globally, a global financial crisis (GFC). Investors began pulling their money out of banks and investment funds around the world as they did not know who might be next to fail and how exposed each institution was to subprime and other distressed loans. Consequently, financial markets became dysfunctional as everyone tried to sell at the same time and many institutions wanting new financing could not obtain it. Businesses also became much less willing to invest and households less willing to spend as confidence collapsed. As a result, the United States and some other economies fell into their deepest recessions since the Great Depression.
Until September 2008, the main policy response to the crisis came from central banks that lowered interest rates to stimulate economic activity, which began to slow in late 2007. However, the policy response ramped up following the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the downturn in global growth.
Central banks lowered interest rates rapidly to very low levels (often zero); lent large amounts of money to banks and other institutions with good assets that could not borrow in financial markets; and purchased a substantial amount of financial securities to support dysfunctional markets and to stimulate economic activity once policy interest rates were at or near zero (known as ‘quantitative easing’).
SBA PPP forgiveness
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, followed the failure of banks during the financial crisis of 2007-2008, included the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) as governments increased their spending to stimulate demand and support employment throughout the economy; guaranteed deposits and bank bonds to shore up confidence in financial firms; and purchased ownership stakes in some banks and other financial firms to prevent bankruptcies that could have exacerbated the panic in financial markets. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) also provided Economic Impact Payments (Stimulus) of up to $1,400 direct payments each per adult for eligible individuals and $500 per qualifying child under age 17.
Although the global economy experienced its sharpest slowdown since the Great Depression, the policy response prevented a global depression. Nevertheless, millions of people lost their jobs, their homes and large amounts of their wealth. Many economies also recovered much more slowly from the GFC than previous recessions that were not associated with financial crises. For example, the US unemployment rate only returned to pre-crisis levels in 2016, about nine years after the onset of the crisis.
Presidents Trump and Biden, The Federal Government and IRS Acknowledges the Economic Impact of the Historic “al-Hakim” Interest-Free Loan with Forgiveness in PPP and SBA Loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) 2020
The HEROES Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
The $3 Trillion HEROES Act was sweeping relief legislation promises a second stimulus check, debt relief, student loan forgiveness, hazard pay, six more months of COVID-19 unemployment, housing and food assistance, and nearly $1 trillion in aid for state and local governments so they can pay “vital workers like first responders, health workers, and teachers” who are at risk of losing their jobs due to budget shortfalls.
The HEROES Act also makes changes to the federal government’s new Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses. The plan currently requires small businesses to use 75% of the money for payroll expenses, or be forced to pay it back as a loan.
The new proposal eliminates the 75% requirement, so small businesses could use the money as they pleased. In a classic case of unintended consequences, many businesses found they couldn’t use the money on payroll. Their employees didn’t want to be put back on the payroll because they were making more from COVID-19 unemployment.
Stimulus Check
The HEROES Act includes a one-time stimulus check payment, similar to the CARES Act, of $1,200 per person up to $6,000 per household, but with several more generous features.
Individuals earning up to $75,000 would get a one-time $1,200 check. Couples earning up to $150,000 would be eligible for $2,400.
The HEROES Act pays $1,200 for each dependent (up to three dependents), more than double the CARES Act payment (which paid $500 per dependent), and allows adult dependents.
The first round of stimulus checks excluded adult dependents, which excluded many college students and immigrants. People without a Social Security number were excluded from the first round of checks. The HEROES Act says all you need is a taxpayer ID number. Republicans aren’t excited over that.
Hazard Pay
The HEROES Act sets aside $200 billion for hazard pay. Hazard pay would be:
Given to a wide variety of “essential” workers, including doctors, nurses and other frontline medical personnel, police officers, firefighters, social workers, grocery clerks, postal workers, and childcare and cafeteria workers.
A $13-an-hour raise paid until workers receive a total of $10,000 if their regular pay is less than $200,000 per year. Or up to $5,000 total if they make more than $200,000 a year.
Paid for 60 days after the pandemic ends if the $10,000 or $5,000 totals aren’t reached first.
Distributed by employers, who will apply to the government for hazard pay, add it to their workers’ paychecks, deduct payroll taxes from all hazard payments.
Stimulus Check
Unemployment Benefits
The HEROES Act would extend the unemployment benefits from the CARES Act, including the extra $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit, through January 31, 2021. If you’re already receiving Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), your payments could be extended to March 31, 2021.
Gig workers, independent contractors, part-time workers and the self-employed will also be able to take advantage of unemployment benefits through March 2021.
Student Loan Forgiveness
The CARES Act suspended interest and payments for most people with federal student loans through September 30, 2020. Interest will not accrue during that period. The HEROES Act extends that break for another, year through September 30, 2021, and expands it to all federal student loans, including Federal Perkins Loans and some other loans
But the legislation also cancels up to $10,000 for some federal and private loan holders. Democrats scaled this back from a proposed $30,000 in canceled student loan debt.
The HEROES Act also proposes direct emergency cash payments for financially struggling students, including international students, undocumented immigrant students, and DACA students.
Don’t expect Republicans to do cartwheels over any of it.
Rental Aid
America’s 40-million-plus renters were overlooked by the CARES Act. Not so the HEROES Act, which provides approximately $100 billion for rental assistance.
Here’s how it would work: An existing nationwide grant rental assistance program would verify a tenant’s inability to pay rent and give vouchers to cover the cost of rent and utilities.
It would also extend the ban on evictions for nonpayment for a year following its enactment date.
Mortgage Relief
The bill also provides $75 billion for a homeowner assistance fund intended to prevent mortgage defaults and property foreclosures.
It would amend the previous stimulus package so that borrowers of any “covered mortgage loan” (any secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on one-to-four unit dwelling) would be eligible for forbearance for up to a year if they affirm that the coronavirus has affected them financially.
Previously, only borrowers of federally backed mortgages were eligible for 12 months of forbearance. The legislation also provides a national foreclosure and eviction moratorium for one year, and extends benefits to mortgage servicers, who naturally struggle when the government says they can’t collect mortgage payments.
Debt Collection Freeze
Don’t get your hopes up for some magic proposal that stops the debt collector in his tracks.
The HEROES Act includes a moratorium on debt collections during the pandemic and 120 days thereafter. Democrats realize this would all but destroy the debt collection business.
So, to make the whole idea more palatable to Republicans, Democrats, usually no fans of debt collectors, included long-term, low-cost loans for debt collectors to compensate them for being denied collecting their debts.
But there’s no way Republicans agree to a moratorium on debt collections, and no way Democrats agree to helping out debt collectors without a moratorium.
PPP CARES Act
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
The U.S. Congress passed a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill called the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) in March 2020 to blunt the economic damage set in motion by the global coronavirus pandemic.
The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) was a federal program that paid out $790.9 billion in small business loans during the COVID-19 pandemic in forgivable loans to small businesses to pay their employees during the COVID-19 crisis. All loan terms will be the same for everyone and the loan amounts will be forgiven as long as the loan proceeds are used to coverpayroll.
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)loans were made to eligible borrowers qualify for full loan forgiveness if during the 8- to 24-week covered period following loan disbursement:
Employee and compensation levels are maintained,
The loan proceeds are spent on payroll costs and other eligible expenses, and
At least 60% of the proceeds are spent on payroll costs.
The Employee Retention Credit under section 2301 of the CARES Act, as amended by sections 206 and 207 of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (additional Guidance on the Employee Retention Credit under Section 2301 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Guidance on the Employee Retention Credit under the CARES Act for the First and Second Calendar Quarters of 2021 are both available from the IRS), and the Employee Retention Credit under section 3134 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as enacted by the American Rescue Plan of 2021. (Note that reporting these qualified wages in the payroll costs entered on your loan forgiveness application will affect the amount of qualified wages that can be used to claim the employee retention credit.)
A PPP borrower can apply for forgiveness once all loan proceeds for which the borrower is requesting forgiveness have been used. Borrowers can apply for forgiveness any time up to the maturity date of the loan. If borrowers do not apply for forgiveness within 10 months after the last day of the covered period, then PPP loan payments are no longer deferred, and borrowers will begin making loan payments to their PPP lender.
There also was the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (American Rescue Plan) that provided THREE (3) rounds of Economic Impact Payments (Stimulus) of up to $1,400 direct payments each for eligible individuals or $2,800 each for married couples filing jointly, plus $1,400 for each qualifying dependent, including adult dependents.
The REAL impact and importance of the 1977 contacts that lead to the Historic “al-Hakim” IRS Tax Code Ruling of 2000 IS ALIVE AND WELL TODAY!
Abdul-Jalil’s cases are taught in ALL MAJOR University Juris Doctorate in Law and Maters in Business Administration Curriculums Courses in Federal Income Taxation, Contracts, Salary Grievances/Disputes, Federal Arbitration, Labor Law, Collective Bargaining Labor Agreements, Civil Rights, Employment, Compensation, Interest Free Loans, Rates of Compensation, wherein his Legal Impact has CHANGED BUSINESS, SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT and THE WORLD!
~ Harvard University School of Law Federal Income Taxation Course Outline, Professor: Flusche, al-Hakim’s victory, in the Federal Tax Court, U. S. Tax Commissioner teaching al-Hakim’s use of interest free loans, Tax Free financial transactions, al-Hakim’s historic impact on Shariah-Riba Complaint financial transactions in the business world,
~ Yale University School of Law Federal Tax Course, Professor: Eric M. Zolt, Text Authors: William A. Klein, Joseph Bankman, Daniel N. Shaviro,
~ Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, Federal Tax Course on “ISLAMIC & JEWISH PERSPECTIVES ON INTEREST”, Author/Professor: Joel S. Newman, Federal Tax Court, U. S. Tax Commissioner, discusses financial transactions that allow devout Muslims and Jews to obey religious prohibitions against interest, while giving investors a return on their investments, The tax treatment of these transactions is considered, teaching al-Hakim’s use, interest free loans, Tax Free financial transactions, al-Hakim’s historic impact, Shariah, Riba, Complaint financial transactions, the business world,
~ University of Virginia School of Law Federal Tax Course, Professor: M. Robinson, Federal Income Taxation, L. Dominick, Text Authors: William A. Klein, Joseph Bankman, Daniel N. Shaviro,
~ Washington University School of Law Federal Tax Course, Professor: Bixby,
~ Washington & Lee University School of Law Federal Tax Course,
~ Weiler Sports Law, LSE, Labor Arbitration in Professional Sports, The History and Legal Authority of the Sports League Commissioner
~ “A Long Deep Drive to Collective Bargaining, Of Players, Owners, Brawls, and Strikes”, Robert C. Berry, William B. Gould, Student Journals at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Scholarly Commons, Individual v. Collective Interests, Case Western Reserve, Law Review, Volume 31 Summer 1981, CASES, PUBLISHED, UNIVERSITIES, LAW REVIEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, COURSE, OUTLINES, PUBLICATIONS, Case, Western, Reserve, Law, Review,
~ University of Texas School of Law, Course Title: LAW 111, Agent Representation
~ University of Massachusetts- Amherst, Major League Baseball’s Grievance Arbitration System, Glenn M. Wong, Professor of Sports Law, Entertainment and Sports Law, Marquette University School of Law, Entertainment and Sports Law Commons Journals,
~ Marquette Law Scholarly Commons, Interpreting the NFL Player Contract, Professor Gary R. Roberts, Marquette Sports Law Review,
~ Vanderbilt University School of Law, Sports Law, Knight Commission, purpose was to examine NCAA athletics and make recommendations, Professor Joseph Fishman, Studocu,
~ University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, Course, Sports Law, Competition Law, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Professor Marc Kligman, Adjunct, Sports Law, University of Nevada William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV 87169927,
~ Santa Clara University School of Law, Legal Professions: Sports Law, The Role of the Commissioner and Other Governing Authorities, Professor Alan W. Scheflin, Santa Clara Law,
~ Quimbee Law School Case Briefs, Overview, Casebooks, study aids, BAR Review, online Continuing Legal Education, CLE courses, Alvin Moore vs Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball Arbitration Proceeding, MLB-MLBPA Arb. 77-18 (1977), Professor A. Porter,
~ Course Hero Sports Law Outline, 1968 Major League Baseball (MLB) Basic Agreement, made the Commissioner the arbitrator, clearly allowing for arbitration of reserve system grievances,
~ Quizlet, Sports Law 1-3, Alvin Moore & Atlanta Braves (1977),
~ Judd’s Sports Law Outline, SPORTS LAW OUTLINE, Chapter, Best Interests of the Sport: The Role of the Commissioner and Other Governing Authorities,
~ NetSuite Inc, Alvin Moore & Atlanta Braves, Arbitration as an Exclusive Remedy, § 301 Preemption, ABDUL-JALIL, Sports and Entertainment Law Cases in All Major College’s Juris Doctorate Law (JD) and Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Programs, MBA Programs,
~ Harvard University Business School- MBA,
~ Yale University Business School- MBA,
~ Washington University Business School- MBA,
~ Stanford University Graduate School of Business Management- MBA,
~ University of Virginia Graduate School of Business- MBA,
LECTURER AND PRESENTER IN THE FIELDS OF:
~ Music in Islam, University of California, Berkeley, CA 2003
~ National Islamic Convention, Seacaucus., NJ 1997,
~ Host/Honoree: Evening of Elegance, National Arabic Conference, Oakland, CA. 1997,
~ National Islamic Convention, N.Y.C, N.Y. 1996,
~ International Islamic Conference, Los Angeles, CA. 1996,
~ Oaktown Music Conference, Oakland, CA 1996,
~ National Society of Black Engineers Conference-Region 6, San Luis Obispo, CA. 1992,
~ CAREER FEST, Oakland, CA. 1986,
~ California State University, Hayward, CA. 1985,
~ United States Coast Guard, Oakland, CA. 1982,
~ National BALSA Law Conference, Houston, TX 1981,
~ National BALSA Law Conference, Philadelphia, PA. 1982,
~ National BALSA Law Conference, Oakland, CA. 1979,
~ National BALSA Law Conference, N.Y.C., N.Y. 1980,
~ Mountain Regional Law Convention, Oklahoma City, OK. 1980,
~ College of Alameda, Alameda, CA. 1981,
~ Eastern Regional Law Conference, Washington D.C. 1980,
~ National Black Media Convention, Oakland, CA. 1972,
~ National BALSA Law Conference, Washington D.C. 1976,
~ Pacific Coast Law Conference, San Francisco, CA. 1976,
~ Stanford Law Society, Palo Alto, CA. 1976,
~ National Black History Week Awards, San Francisco, CA, 1974,
~ Hip-Hop/Raps influence on Societal America, The Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, CA 2010
MASTERS CLASSES IN THE FIELDS OF: ~ SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW* ~ THE ART OF REPRESENTING PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AND ENTERTAINERS* ~ REPRESENTING THE PRODUCER* ~ REPRESENTING THE DIRECTOR* ~ REPRESENTING THE SUPERSTAR* ~ GETTING MONEY FOR YOUR MOVIE* ~ LICENSING MOTION PICTURES* ~ DIGITAL MOVIEMAKING* ~ THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS* ~ THE BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINMENT* ~ SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING* ~ ADVERTISING, MARKETING, PROMOTION, SPONSORSHIPS, BRANDING AND HIP HOP CULTURE ~ HIP HOP AND THE SPREAD OF ISLAM* ~ ISLAM AND MUSIC*
Author/Professor: Newman, Joel S. al-Hakim’s victory in the Federal Tax Court over the U. S. Tax Commissioner has academians teaching al-Hakim’s use of interest free loans in Tax Free financial transactions as part of the Wake Forest University School of Law Federal Tax Course on “ISLAMIC AND JEWISH PERSPECTIVES ON INTEREST” and al-Hakim’s historic impact on Shariah-Riba Complaint financial transactions in the business world. Joel S. Newman is a professor at Wake Forest Law School, Winston Salem, North Carolina. In this report, Newman discusses financial transactions that allow devout Muslims and Jews to obey religious prohibitions against interest, while giving investors a return on their investments. The tax treatment of these transactions is considered. An integral part is al-Hakim’s case. 1977-
The Historic BALSA 1979 National Law Convention The historic Black American Law Students Association, 11th Annual National Convention, March 28-April 1, 1979, Hyatt, Oakland, was themed: “The Reconstruction of Black Civilizations.” Dedicated to- Rev. Ben Chavis of the Wilmington Ten, Introduction- Mayor Lionel Wilson, Keynote Speaker- Min. Louis Farrakhan, with veritable “Who’s Who” of nations leading Black presenters: Junius Williams-Pres. NBA, Hon. Ben Travis, Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim, Don Warden (Khalid al-Mansour), Dave Wilmont-Georgetown Law Center; Howard Moore, Alfred Slocum- Rutgers School of Law, Angela Davis, Victor Goode- Ex. Dir. NCBL, Hon. Judith Ford, Herb Reed- Howard School of Law, Asa Hilliard, Nathan Hare, Ron Baily- Northwestern University, Michael Ashburne, David Hall- FTC, Denice Carty Bernia- North Eastern University; Moot Court Judges: Hon. Wiley Manuel, Hon. Clinton White, Hon. David Cunningham, Hon. Allen Broussard, with “Thanks” to -John Burris, Peter Cohen, Claude Ames, Robert Harris, Eva Patterson, George Holland.
CASES PUBLISHED IN UNIVERSITIES LAW REVIEWS, ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS COURSE OUTLINES AND PUBLICATIONS on ALVIN MOORE LANDMARK LEGAL CASE
Case Western Law Review
Case Western Reserve Law Review Volume 31 Summer 1981 Number 4
A Long Deep Drive to Collective Bargaining: Of Players, Owners, Brawls, and Strikes.
Professor Robert C. Berry, Professor William B. Gould
Student Journals at Case Western Reserve University School of Law Scholarly Commons
UMass School Law
University of Massachusetts- Amherst
Major League Baseball’s Grievance Arbitration System
by Glenn M. Wong, Professor of Sports Law
Entertainment and Sports Law
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Marquette University School of Law Sports Law Institute
Marquette University School of Law
Entertainment and Sports Law Commons Journals at Marquette Law Scholarly Commons
Interpreting the NFL Player Contract
Professor Gary R. Roberts
Marquette Sports Law Review- Volume 3, Issue 1, Article 5, Fall
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Vanderbilt University School of Law
Vanderbilt University School of Law
Sports Law – Knight Commission: purpose was to examine NCAA athletics and make recommendations
Professor Joseph Fishman
Studocu
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UNLV Boyd School of Law- Sports Lawyers
University of Nevada-Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
Course: Sports Law: Competition Law | National Collegiate Athletic Association
Professor Marc Kligman, Adjunct. Sports Law
University of Nevada William S. Boyd School of Law
UNLV 87169927
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Santa Clara University School of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
Legal Professions: Sports Law
The Role of the Commissioner and Other Governing Authorities
Professor Alan W. Scheflin – Santa Clara Law
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Quimbee Law School Case Briefs, Overview, Casebooks, study aids, BAR Review, and online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses
Quimbee Law School Case Briefs, Overview, Casebooks, study aids, BAR Review, and online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses
Alvin Moore vs Atlanta Braves
Major League Baseball Arbitration Proceeding
MLB-MLBPA Arb. 77-18 (1977)
Professor A. Porter
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Course Hero Law School Case Briefs
Course Hero Sports Law Outline
1968 Basic Agreement made the Commissioner the arbitrator clearly allowing for arbitration of reserve system grievances. University of Texas School of Law
Course Title: LAW 111
6) Agent Representation – The collective agreement plays the ultimate governing role
Quizlet Law School Case Briefs
Quizlet, Sports Law 1-3
Alvin Moore & Atlanta Braves (1977)
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Judd’s Sports Law Outline
SPORTS LAW OUTLINE
Chapter 1 – Best Interests of the Sport: The Role of the Commissioner and Other Governing Authorities
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Alvin Moore & Atlanta Braves …
D. Arbitration as an Exclusive Remedy; § 301 Preemption
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Weiler Sports Law 6th ACB LSE
Labor Arbitration in Professional Sports
The Early Years(Pg 85)
The History and Legal Authority of the Sports League Commissioner
Arbitration of Disciplinary Disputes
Chapter 3. Labor Arbitration in Professional Sports…………………….121
A. Contract Interpretation Through Arbitration ………………………….. 123
Alvin Moore & Atlanta Braves …………………………………………….. 124
Notes and Questions …………………………………………….… 126
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Studocu
Vanderbilt University School of Law
Sports Law- The Knight Commission
Purpose was to examine NCAA athletics and make recommendations
Professor Joseph Fishman
LECTURER AND PRESENTER IN THE FIELDS OF: *ENTERTAINMENT LAW* *THE ART OF REPRESENTING PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AND ENTERTAINERS* *REPRESENTING THE PRODUCER* *REPRESENTING THE DIRECTOR* *REPRESENTING THE SUPERSTAR* *GETTING MONEY FOR YOUR MOVIE* *LICENSING MOTION PICTURES* *DIGITAL MOVIEMAKING* *THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS* *THE BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINMENT* *SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING* *ADVERTISING, MARKETING, PROMOTION, SPONSORSHIPS, BRANDING AND HIP HOP CULTURE* *HIP HOP AND THE SPREAD OF ISLAM* *ISLAM AND MUSIC*
1995 Sports Image Awards Program Cover
~Leon Powe’s “Powe Folks” Basketball Camp, Oakland, CA. 2006-8, ~ Lynn Harris’ “Fourth Quarter Athletics Basketball Showcase” (with Ashley and Courtney Paris(OU), Devanei Hampton (Cal), Alexis Gray-Lawson (Cal), Candice Wiggins (Stanford), Brooke Smith (Stanford), and Ashley Walker(Cal), Oakland, CA. 2006, Golden State Warriors Adonal Foyle’s “Athletics and Academics” Basketball Camp, Oakland, CA. 2006, ~Music in Islam, University of California, Berkeley, CA 2003~ National Islamic Convention, Seacaucus., NJ 1997,~ Host Evening of Elegance, National Arabic Conference, Oakland, CA. 1997,~ National Islamic Convention, N.Y.C, N.Y. 1996,~ International Islamic Conference, Los Angeles, CA. 1996,~ Oaktown Music Conference, Oakland, CA 1996,~ National Society of Black Engineers Conference-Region 6, San Luis Obispo, CA. 1992,~ CAREER FEST, Oakland, CA. 1986, ~ California State University, Hayward, CA. 1985,~ United States Coast Guard, Oakland, CA. 1982,~National BALSA Law Conference, Houston, TX 1981,~ National BALSA Law Conference, Philadelphia, PA. 1982,~ National BALSA Law Conference, Oakland, CA. 1979,~ National BALSA Law Conference, N.Y.C., N.Y. 1980,~Mountain Regional Law Convention, Oklahoma City, OK. 1980,~ College of Alameda, Alameda, CA. 1981,~Eastern Regional Law Conference, Washington D.C. 1980,~ National Black Media Convention, Oakland, CA. 1972,~National BALSA Law Conference, Washington D.C. 1976,~ Pacific Coast Law Conference, San Francisco, CA. 1976,~ Stanford Law Society, Palo Alto, CA. 1976,~ National Black History Week Awards, San Francisco, CA, 1974
ALL our SUPERSTAR Management Clients and Friends- as many of you have already known FOR MONTHS now, we have not been accepting any requests for Celebrity Placement for SUPER BOWL activities as the game is in Las Vegas and we have a literal plethora of talent available to chose from. BUT, to ALL who have made the journey through this week (and last 2 weeks for some with the Grammys and Emmys) I SALUTE YOU!!
For those that do NOT know, here is “A Day In The Life” look into the lives of those CHOSEN for A-LIST SUPER BOWL CELEBRITY PLACEMENT!
We have been honored by the National Football League (NFL), the Super Bowl, Super Bow (NFL) Experience and NFL Properties since 1994, with OUR expertise and relationships, collaborate with the advertising/marketing/promotion/public relations departments to design engineer and curate YOUR placement with team/NFL and Super Bowl Advertisers, Marketers, Sponsors, NFL Properties Licensee, Event Planners, and Promotional companies in need of a CELEBRITY, or a POPULAR, Decorated NFL Player, even Super Bowl veteran honored by the NFL!
Many Sponsor events need help with that special promotion and want to secure the most appropriate Celebrity for the occasion/event for INVITATION ONLY Parties that brings together business, sports, charity and Hollywood celebrities to raise money, FUNDRAISING AND FUN-RAISING, AND/OR JUST RAISING FUNDS HAVING FUN!
The Super Bowl is the most prestigious, highly anticipated EVENT in the Universe, and the glamorous parties are World Class! The Sponsors can see and be seen with the most exalted and prominent A-listers, the year’s biggest Oscar, Grammy, Emmy, Tony (EGOT) and other Major award winners in movie, television, music and entertainment acts, sports, social media, and influencers with shows that features numerous celebrity guests and entertainment where the fabulous post-event after-party celebrations are the definitive main draw!
The Sponsors can provide the A-Listers appearance fees, VIP Concierge, accommodations, transportation, for their corporate celebrity meet and greets, tv/radio/media appearance/interview promotions, product promotions, autograph signings, and more, usually lasting approximately one week. But most importantly for their corporate Super Bowl game suite attendance as part of our devised and implemented overall strategy and tactics for reaching its clients target market(s) using sports, motion picture, entertainment, concerts, internet, advertisements, endorsements, and special event properties as marketing vehicles to implement sponsorship and other promotional programs of an advertising campaign, for corporate exposure and product image enhancement.
A Day In The Life
“A Day In The Life” of an A-LIST Celebrity Placement client is a very rigorous and grueling Daily Itinerary Schedule that would include:
4:00am- get up, prepare for interviews
6:00- 8:00 am- Drive-time TV/Radio/Podcast media appearance/interview
9:00-11:00 am- Breakfast Event
12 Noon- 2:30 pm- Lunch Event
3:00- 5:00 pm- Corporate/NFL TV/Radio/Podcast media promotional appearance/interview
7:00- 10:30 pm- Dinner Event
12 Midnight- 3:00 am- Fabulous post-event after-party celebration; Personal party preference
RAMPANT Fraud and Deception complete with “Bait-and-Switch” and “Slight-of-Hand” Fraud Techniques with Signatures in Petition to Recall D. A. Pam Price
To: Ms. Pamela Price Tim Dupuis
District Attorney Alameda County Registrar of Voters
René C. Davidson Courthouse 1225 Fallon St., Room G-1
1225 Fallon Street, Room 900 Oakland, CA 94612
Oakland CA 94612 Fax: 510-272-6982
Fax: 510-383-8615, 510-271-5157
Ismail J. Ramsey-Director Rob Bonta
U. S. Attorney’s Office Attorney General of California
Federal Courthouse 1300 I Street, Suite 125
450 Golden Gate Avenue P.O. Box 944255
San Francisco, CA 94102 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Fax: 510-637-3724 Fax: 916-324-8835
Robert Tripp, FBI Director
D. A. Pamela Price responds to Recall
Northern District of California
San Francisco Field Office
450 Golden Gate Avenue, 13th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102-9523
cc:, bcc:, Faxed and Emailed
FROM: Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation, Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim DATE: February 21, 2024 NO PAGES: 3 RE: RAMPANT Fraud and Deception complete with “Bait-and-Switch” and “Slight-of-Hand” Fraud Techniques with Signatures in Petition to Recall D. A. Pam Price
Dear District Attorney Pamela Price, Registrar of Voters Tim Dupuis, U. S. Attorney General Director Ismail J. Ramsey, FBI Director Robert Tripp, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, et. al.,
I recently went to Trader Joe’s- Emeryville and observed a group of people (7) standing around a man sitting in a chair at a table perched at the entrance of the store near the shopping cart rack. There was a band of people (over 20) canvasing the parking lot carrying clipboards with papers on them.
At one point, a man came down to the store roll up door returning a shopping cart, then gave it to a customer at the cart rack.
He then approaches me and begins to ask me questions. He asked if I was interested in helping children get medical services? I responded “of course”. He then asked if I was a resident of Oakland. I responded “no”. He then asked if I lived in Alameda? I responded “you mean Alameda County?, yes”.
Bait-and-Switch
He then began to explain the cause he claimed was supporting the initiative for the funding of the medical care program for children and asked me if I would sign a petition for it to be funded. I said “yes” if the petition is to establish, continue or increase funds for medical services for children.
He then hands me a clipboard with a petition on the top page and points to the section he wanted me to complete. I glanced at the document and observed the name, address, signature lines, and completed them.
Slight-of-Hand
Upon completing them, with the deft and slight-of-hand technique, he then quickly flips the page and says “you have to sign here too”. I said “oh?”. I glanced at the document and observed the top paragraph had “Recall Pam Price” in it.
Who’s funding D. A. Price Recall?
I stopped him and asked “what is this?”. He said that it was part of the petition for the kids care. I said “that can’t be true, it says Recall Pam Price on it!”. He fumbled for a response until I pointed out that what he did was “fraud and deception”, and asked “how many other people have you had sign this Recall petition under the same pretense?” He insincerely “apologized” for any misunderstanding he may have caused and was unaware that it was wrong. I explained that the signees of the petition are unwittingly signing Recall Pam Price Petition instead of one for medical services for children!
I asked him who he was and asked for his identification wherein he said he was from out of State and displayed a Maryland I.D. with his thumb covering the name and address.
Fraud and Deception
I asked for the contact information for the petitioners, but he claimed he did not know anyone being from out of State. He proceeded to say that he did NOT KNOW where the petition offices were, the address or phone number of it, his co-workers, his manager/supervisor, where he was living in California during this period of gathering signatures for the petitions, etc.
I asked to see the petitions to ascertain if there was any contact information on them and he admitted that there were THREE petitions he was gathering signatures for. I saw that ONLY ONE of the petitions actually had any listing or reference to any organization on it and it was a different petition for Loma Linda that was allegedly addressing child health care.
I asked him if he was aware of the politics behind the Recall petition and he said he wasn’t. He became agitated when I persisted in expounding on the fact of his process being fraudulent and deceptive with the signees of the petition unwittingly signing a Recall Pam Price Petition instead of or inanition to one for alleged medical services for children, and said “that’s your opinion”! I asked him if he explains the Price recall petition as he did with the alleged one for medical services for children and he said sure. I said “you did NOT do that with me, instead using a bait-and-switch tactic and technique to have me unwittingly signing a Recall Pam Price Petition instead!”. He said that he would have explained it to me but I caught it first and that he was doing that now! I reiterated that I HAD TO CATCH HIM FIRST and he still had NOT explained anything to me about the Recall petition. I reminded him that he said he didn’t know anything about the Recall nor the politics behind it!
I informed him that I am not in th dark regarding this Recall petition and the controversy surrounding it and he should be if he is ethically gathering signatures for same. He NEVER even attempted to explain anything regarding the recall petition!
No Information for the Petitioners
Continuing th discussion of his employment, he said that he just gets picked up in the morning, taken to an office and given stacks of petitions to be signed for that day, for which he is paid. BUT, he did NOT KNOW where he was living nor where the office was that he went to get the petition and get paid!
I retrieved the document I had signed and blotted out the name, address, and signature lines I had completed.
Informed District Attorney
I called the offices of District Attorney to inform them of the potential massive fraud and deception using this bait-and-switch tactic and slight-of-hand technique on the signees of the petition to unwittingly sign a Recall Pam Price Petition instead of one for medical services for children.
New Adventures of Carlie Chan and SAFE
I checked with the Save Alameda For Everyone (SAFE) organization behind the Recall effort and they did not list the Trader Joe’s location as one of their official signature gathering locations.
Registrar Gather and Impound the Potential Fraudulent Petitions
I suggested that the District Attorney have someone investigate this matter, to gather, impound, examine the potential fraudulent petitions and interviewing/questioning to ascertain the INTENT of the signees of the petition to determine if they wittingly or unwittingly signed the recall petition, their address, and signatures to validate or invalidate them accordingly.
In the 45 minutes that I was parked there, you couldn’t help but notice the beehive of activity swarming the man sitting at the table at the entrance of the store, the cadre of people stopping shoppers around the door while a band of other people canvasing the parking lot carrying clipboards with petitions on them.
This fraud and deception could be MASSIVE and should be investigated IMMEDIATELY as the IMPACT upon the residents of Alameda County and the country would be IRREVERSIBLE and DAMAGE UNTOLD!
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SUPER BOWL LVIII A-List Celebrity Placement
If you are or have “A List” Celebrities that would like to attend the SUPER BOWL LVIII, February 11, 2024 you may be able to attend as a select V.I.P. The “A Lister” could receive: air transportation or Private Jet service from major U. S. cities, hotel suites and accommodations, ground transportation, VIP tickets to the game, special V.I.P. guest invitations to the exclusive events. Contact us ASAP with Celebrity bio for consideration.
To ALL our SUPERSTAR Management Clients and Friends- as many of you already know, FOR MONTHS now we have not been accepting any requests for A-List Celebrity Placement for SUPER BOWL activities as the game is in Las Vegas and we have a literal plethora of talent available to chose from.
To ALL our SUPERSTAR Management Clients and Friends- as many of you already know, FOR MONTHS now we have not been accepting any requests for Celebrity Placement for SUPER BOWL activities as the game is in Las Vegas and we have a literal plethora of talent available to chose from.
Welcome to Super Bowl LVIII!
Super Bowl LVIII will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, February 11, 2024. Throughout Super Bowl Week, enjoy events such as Opening Night and Super Bowl Experience with immersive experiences for fans of all ages. Click above to get more information on each event by clicking below!
Super Bowl LVIII Game Day Information
Date: Sunday, February 11, 2024
Location: Allegiant Stadium, 3333 Al Davis Way, Las Vegas, NV 89118
Football’s biggest week kicks off on Monday, February 5th LIVE from Las Vegas with a sneak peek of the home of Super Bowl LVIII. Be there in-person at Allegiant Stadium and witness exclusive interviews from the stars in their only public appearance before the big game. Tickets are just $30 with no hidden fees.
Immerse yourself in the NFL’s football festival at Mandalay Bay South Convention Center from Wednesday, February 7 – Saturday, February 10, 2024. Enjoy interactive games, captivating NFL exhibits, exclusive autograph signings and more. Tickets start at $25 and kids 12 and under attend FREE.
Gameday will look a little different at Allegiant Stadium, learn more about security procedures and protocols for Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium.
NFL OnePass gives you access to all Super Bowl LVIII event information and is your go-to guide for Gameday! Please note that NFL OnePass is required to participate in any interactive games on site. Fans who download and register for the NFL OnePass app will also be entered for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Super Bowl LVIII. Visit:nfl.com/onepassto download today!
NFL Super Bowl LVIII February 11, 2024
Location: Allegiant Stadium – Las Vegas, NV. This February, thousands of football fans from all over the country will be watching the AFC and NFC Champions duke it out in football’s most coveted game. We have access to the Big Game and all the VIP Super Bowl Parties, along with accommodations, transportation, celebrity meet & greets and more! The 2024 Ultimate Super Bowl Experience includes: 2, 3, or 4 night hotel accommodations. Date: February 11th, 2024.
VIP Events (details further down the page) Dec. 31st: VIP NYE Ball Drop Experience (NYC) Jan. 14th, 2024: Critics Choice Awards (LA) Jan. 12th – 15th: Milan Men’s Fashion Week (Milan) Jan. 15th, 2024 : Primetime Emmy Awards (LA) Feb. 4th, 2024: Steven Tyler Grammy Awards Viewing & After Party (LA) Feb. 24th, 2024: 2024 SAG Awards & After Party (LA) March 10th, 2024: Vanity Fair Oscar After Party (LA) March 10th, 2024: Elton John Oscar Viewing Dinner & After Party (LA) April 12th – 14th, 2024: 2024 Coachella Music Festival (Indio, CA) November 13th, 2024: 2024 CMA Country Music Awards (Nashville)
VIP Experiences (details further down the page) – Lionel Messi Meet/Greet (Miami) – Interview with Major Media Personality (LA) – Tonight Show w/ Jimmy Fallon VIP Tickets (NYC) – Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert VIP Tickets (NYC) – Profile in Major West Coast Lifestyle Magazine – SNL Tickets (NYC) – Exclusive Club Memberships
VIP Event Details
VIP NYE Ball Drop Experience! Date: December 31st, 2023 Location: NYC Description: Your New Year’s Eve begins with an intimate and exquisite dining experience. High above Times Square, with panoramic views of the NYC skyline, this immersive, gastronomic masterpiece designed and served by an award-winning chef includes a full premium open bar, waiter passed hors d’oeuvres, 4-courses with a wine pairing and champagne. After dinner you’ll head down to a high-energy, elegant party enjoying the exhilarating energy of Times Square just a few floors down with breathtaking views from two outdoor terraces. Live performances, a DJ, open bar, food stations and more await you! Thirty minutes before midnight, your private security detail will escort you to an exclusive viewing area to watch and experience the Times Square Ball Drop Live and up close. Once the countdown has ended and the confetti shower is in full swing, your private security you’ll head straight back up to finish off the night with a glass of champagne and dancing.
Milan Men’s Fashion Week Dates: Friday, January 12th – Monday, January 15th Location: Milan, Italy Very time sensitive to arrange these official seated invitations: Friday, Jan. 12th, 8 PM: Dsquared2 (Show + After Party) Saturday, Jan. 13th, 3:00 PM: Jordanluca Saturday, Jan. 13th, 3:00 PM: Jordanluca Show + 10:00PM After Party: Saturday, Jan. 13th, 7:00 PM: Emporio Armani Saturday, Jan. 13th, 8:30 PM: Philipp Plein Saturday, Jan. 13th, 10:00 PM: Jordanluca After Party Only Sunday, Jan. 14th, 10:00 AM: Simon Cracker Monday, Jan. 15th, 10:00 AM: Dhruv Kapoor
2024 Critics Choice Awards Date: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 Location: Venue TBD in Los Angeles Description: Who cares what the critics think? Fans hate being told what they like, why they like it and anything about the standards of taste. Celebrities, on the other hand, need this type of feedback, especially when it’s positive. When critics have something good to say, the celebrities can’t stop talking. When their latest performance is ridiculed, it’s enough to put any A-lister in hiding. The influence critics have on celebrities and their success or failure is amazing, and this power is always evident at the annual Critics Choice Movie Awards, which have been a Hollywood tradition for the past 20 years.
Join the A-Listers and Hollywood Elite at this intimate (generally under 2,000 attendees) and ultra-exclusive award show with Table/Dinner Style Seating.
2024 Primetime Emmy Awards
Daytime Emmy Awards January 15, 2024 Daytime Emmy Awards Travel Package – Susan Lucci The Daytime Emmy Award is an American accolade bestowed by the New York based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. Due to the relatively small talent pool in daytime television, it has become common for the same people to be nominated repeatedly. The most infamous of these is All My Children star Susan Lucci.
Date: Monday, January 15th, 2024 Location: Peacock Theatre (formerly Microsoft Theatre), Los Angeles Description: The Emmy Awards are the premiere and most prestigious Award Show for honoring Television. Tons of stars in attendance. The Governors Ball After Party will have food/drinks and many stars in attendance. The Emmy Winners basically need to attend this party to have their trophies engraved there. Floor/Orchestra Seats with Governors Ball After Party Loge Seating, Front Mezzanine Seating (First 3 Rows), Rear Mezzanine Seating
2024 Steven Tyler Grammy Awards Viewing & After Party Date: Sunday, Feb. 4th, 2024 Venue: TBD in Hollywood Description: Steven Tyler’s star-studded Grammy event is back! It will be hosted by Zoey Deschanel (with assistance from Steven Tyler) and will feature a performance from The Black Crowes. 2024 Event Chairs include: Alice Cooper, Andrea Bocelli, Bill Mahr, Billy Duffy, Bo Derek, Caitlyn Jenner, John Corbett, John Paul and Eloise DeJoria, John Stamos, Kayte and Kelsey Grammer, Lionel Richie, Melissa Joan Hart, Mick Fleetwood, Miley Cyrus, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Tia Carrere, and Whoopi Goldberg. Includes Red Carpet, Pre-Dinner Cocktails, Seated Dinner (you can watch the Live Grammy Telecast while you party and mingle) & After Party w/ DJ.
2024 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards & After Party Date: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 Location: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles Description: A-List Awards Show. Tons of stars attend! Honors both Television and Film, so stars from both will be there. Intimate Table & Dinner Seating. Ultra Exclusive. Attend the exclusive awards show with table/dinner seating and attend the star-filled People Magazine Official SAG Awards After Party! You will also likely be able to walk the guest side of the Red Carpet.
Oscar Parties!
Just because you weren’t invited to the 88th annual Academy Awards® show doesn’t mean you can’t go to the prestigious after-parties or glamorous viewing blowouts. All it takes is a ticket, and VIP Concierge has them in spades. After all, it is the most highly anticipated awards show in the universe, and the parties are world class. You can see and be seen with the most exalted and prominent actors of our time, but only if you buy Elton John Oscar Party Tickets for yourself. Oscar® Sunday is approaching in 2024, so if those doomsday Mayan calendar rumors don’t come true, it’ll be a night to remember.
2024 Vanity Fair Oscar After Party Date: Sunday, March 10th, 2024 Location: Custom-designed space which connects the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts with Beverly Hills City Hall. Description:One of the most exclusive celebrity parties in the world… See photos here:https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/photos/2017/02/vanity-fair-oscar-party-inside
2024 Elton John Academy Awards Viewing & After Party Date: Sunday, March 10th, 2024 Location:Custom Built Venue in West Hollywood Park, Los Angeles Description: Red Carpet,Celebrity-filled Oscar Viewing Dinner and After Party hosted by Elton John and a long list of A-List Event Co-Chairs Cocktails, Red Carpet, Viewing Dinner & After Party! After Party Only (includes red carpet)
Coachella Ultimate Access!
2024 Coachella Music Festival Dates: Weekend 1: April 12th-14th, 2024, Weekend 2: April 19th -21st, 2024 Location: Indio, CA Description: If it’s rocking, wild and out of control, it must be the indie-pop-rock extravaganza known as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. In April, crazed music fans take over Indio, California, for the most exciting party and music festival in the Inland Empire or anywhere else. Now, music fans can experience the VIP side of the Empire Polo Club with all-access 2024 Coachella tickets. VIP Concierge is your connection to the coveted passes that will get you backstage at Southern California’s Coachella Music Festival Concert Tickets.
One of the hottest and trendiest music festivals in the world. Neon Carnival Party (SATURDAY, April 13th, 2024, 10pm to 3am, 21 and over) One of the most buzz worthy parties of Coachella is undoubtedly this event, which is taking place on. It’s typically held on the Tradition Aviation airplane hangar near the festival grounds and will include rides, carnival games, cocktails and top DJ’s.
2024 CMA Country Music Awards Academy of Country Music Awards Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN United States Academy of Country Music Awards Travel Package Date: November 13, 2024 (estimated date; exact date TBD)
Location: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN The Academy of Country Music Awards, also known as the ACM Awards was the first official country music awards show in 1966 (after three informal awards banquets held at the Christensens Red Barrel Niteclub) honoring the industry’s accomplishments during the previous year. It was the first country music awards program held by a major organization, propelling country music into the public spotlight for the first time. Country’s Biggest Night! All the Stars come out for the “Oscars of Country Music!
VIP Experience Details
Lionel Messi Meet/Greet Description: Once in a lifetime type experience! 5-10 minute private meeting with Lionel Messi. It is a private meeting. During this time, you can take photos, videos and also have a jersey signed. Location: Miami
Interview with Major Media Personality Location: Los Angeles Description: Create some great content for your social media or website to help take your business or individual profile to the next level! This interview would be up to 10 minutes long in a professional studio by a very well-known major media interviewer. It will be filmed (you will get photos also), and you can bring topics or questions to discuss.
Los Angeles Lakers Courtside Seats Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles Description: We have access to non-public tickets from celebrities and others that you will never see listed anywhere else. Enjoy watching the Los Angeles Lakers closeup from the best and most prestigious seats you can get! Also comes with Chairman’s Club Passes that allow access to the Chairman’s Club, which is a very exclusive private lounge where there is food and open bar throughout the game and also a car pass which allows you to get dropped off near the VIP Entrance.
Also Available: Miami Heat Courtside Tickets, New Jersey Nets Courtside Tickets Other courtside tickets for other teams available by request.
Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon VIP Tickets Location: 30 Rockefeller Center, New York, NY, arrival time usually 3-3:15PM – VIP Tickets include early admission through VIP Check-In, Guaranteed Tickets, Access to Peacock Lounge, and Preferential Seating – Monday – Thursday and many Fridays – Must be 16+ yrs old (with guardian), 18+ to go by yourself
Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert VIP Tickets Location: Ed Sullivan Theater, New York, NY, arrival time usually 4-4:30PM – VIP Tickets include early admission through VIP Check-In, Guaranteed Tickets & Preferred Seating – Monday – Thursday – Must be 16+ yrs old (with guardian), 18+ to go by yourself
Full Page Profile in a Major Magazine! – Be Featured in a Major West Coast Lifestyle Magazine! – A powerful portrait, glamorous photo or narrative shoot captured by a recognized photographer will immediately entice your viewer. – The power of a high-end photo and one page feature in a publication that is highly circulated and a staple at five-star hotels can help take your image or that of your business/social media profile to the next level! – Please note that hair/makeup not included but can be arranged with top artists and you or your business should have some plausible connection to LA or the West Coast.
Saturday Night Live (SNL) Tickets Location: 30 Rockefeller Center, New York, NY – Must be 16+ – Generally need advanced notice to schedule Rehearsal, Live Show
Rio Carnival February 2024 Unnamed Venue, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Travel to Rio de Janeiro for the ultimate party filled with music, dancing, and fun! Experience the luxury of Carnival as you attend the Magic Ball at Copacabana Palace, and even dance in the Samba Parade with this exclusive travel package. Rio Carnival is the world’s biggest celebration! The festival is held before Lent every year, and it is considered the biggest carnival in the world!
New York Fashion Week February 2024 Unnamed Venue, New York City, NY United States Location: New York City, NY New York Fashion Week is a major fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, which allows fashion designers or houses to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers to take a look at the latest trends. Most importantly, it informs the industry as to what’s in and what’s out for the season. The most prominent fashion weeks are held in the fashion capitals of Milan, London, New York.
NBA All Star Game February 2024 The NBA All-Star Game is an exhibition game hosted annually by the National Basketball Association (NBA), matching the league’s star players from the Eastern Conference against their counterparts from the Western Conference. Each conference consists of 15 teams each, making it 30 in total. It is the featured event of NBA All-Star Weekend. NBA All-Star Weekend is a three-day event which goes from Friday to Sunday.
Daytona 500 February 2024 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, FL United States Location: Daytona International Speedway Daytona, FL The NASCAR Daytona 500 is the biggest and most prestigious race known around the world. This heart pounding, edge of your seat, gut wrenching event is like no other; surpassing the Indianapolis 500. Experience the “Super Bowl of NASCAR”, as the nations top race car drivers compete for a chance of hoisting the Harley J. Earl Cup in the Daytona Victory Lane.
Brit Awards February 2024 The O2 Arena, London, ENGLAND United Kingdom Location: The O2 – London, England The Brit Awards (sometimes stylized as the BRIT Awards; often simply called the Brits) are the British Phonographic Industry’s annual pop music awards, and the British equivalent of the American Grammy Awards. Beginning in 1977 and The Brit Awards have grown to become one the biggest and most glamorous annual pop music awards events.
Oscar Viewing Parties February 2024 Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, CA United States Location: Dolby Theatre – Los Angeles, CA The Academy Awards or The Oscars is an annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, which is better known by its nickname Oscar. The Oscar depicts a knight, holding a crusader’s sword, standing on a reel of film.
MARCH 2024
Kid’s Choice Awards March 2024 Venue TBD, Los Angeles, CA United States Location: Los Angeles, CA The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs or Kids Choice Awards, is an annual awards show that airs on the Nickelodeon cable channel that honors the year’s biggest television, movie, and music acts, as voted by Nickelodeon viewers. Winners receive a hollow orange blimp figurine. The show features numerous celebrity guests and musical acts. It has also been known to overwhelmingly cover people with the network’s trademark green slime.
NCAA Mens Final Four April 6, 8, 2024 State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, United States The NCAA Final Four is an American tradition that started in 1939. From Selection Sunday to the Sweet Sixteen, to March Madness and the Elite Eight each process leads to the road of the final four. The final four focuses on the last four teams remaining in the playoffs commonly known as the knock-out tournaments (also known as the semi-finals). The men’s tournament begins with 65 teams.
Las Fallas de Valencia March 2024 Unnamed Venue, Valencia, Spain Location: Valencia, Spain What started as a feast day for St. Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters, has evolved into a 5-day, multifaceted celebration involving fire. Valencia, a quiet city with a population of just over 1 million, swells to an estimated three million flame-loving revelers during Las Fallas celebrations. Las Fallas literally means “the fires” in Valencian. The focus of the fiesta is the creation of 380 Fallas.
APRIL 2024
Masters April 2024 Augusta National, Augusta, GA United States Location: Augusta, GA Known for being rich in tradition, The Masters at Augusta National is known as one of the top Bucket List golf events to attend. Rich in Southern Hospitality, Augusta Georgia opens their arms to the only major golf championship that is held each year in the same location. Each year the top golf players pine for the privilege of being awarded the coveted Green Jacket.
MTV Movie Awards April 2024 Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, CA United States Location: Microsoft Theatre (Nokia Theater) – Los Angeles, CA The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV. Winners are decided online by the general public, and presented with a golden popcorn statue.
Tribeca Film Festival April 2024 Unnamed Venue, New York City, NY United StatesLocation: New York City, NY The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff. The mission of the festival is “to enable the international film community and the general public to experience the power of film by redefining the film festival experience.” The Tribeca Film Festival was founded to celebrate New York City as a major filmmaking center and to contribute to the long-term recovery of lower Manhattan.
MAY 2024 The Old Course Experience May 2024 Old Course, St. Andrews, SCOTTLAND United Kingdom Date: Alternative Dates AvailableLocation: Old Course – St. Andrews, Scottland The Old Course at St Andrews is considered by many to be the “home of golf” because the sport was first played on the Links at St Andrews in the early 1400s. The Old Course was pivotal to the development of how the game is still played today. One of the unique features of the Old Course are the large double greens.
Kentucky Derby May 2024 Location: Louisville, KY Louisville’s adopted slogan, “We’ve Got It”, says it all. Because of Louisville’s rich history and exciting future, it is easily one of America’s best cities. The Kentucky Derby is famously known as the Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports, complete with fashionably large hats, southern hospitality, derby pie, and the mint julip. The first leg of the Triple-Crown, this stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses commences every year on the first Saturday in May.
Cannes Film Festival May 2024 Location: Cannes, South of France The Cannes Film Festival has become an international creativity landscape in today’s world of cinematography. The festival provides a sort of rendezvous for those interested in the art and influence of the movies. The Cannes Film Festival has become an international creativity landscape in today’s world of cinematography. The festival provides a sort of rendezvous for those interested in the art and influence of the movies.
Billboard Music Awards May 2024 Venue TBD, Las Vegas, The Billboard Music Awards honors some of the hottest names in music today. Awards were given for the top album/artist/single in different genres. Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music.
Movie Premieres Movie Premiere Tickets If seeing a much anticipated movie on opening day isn’t enough, see the movie premiere with the entire cast and crew will be exactly what you need! Walk the red carpet and attend star studded after parties. We can customize an experiences to fit your needs. Contact us and speak to an Experience specialist for availability of upcoming movies!
Preakness Stakes May 2024 Pimlico Track, Baltimore, MD United States Location: Pimlico Track – Baltimore, MD The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 1 9/16 miles on dirt. It is the second leg of the Triple Crown, held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes.
French Open May 2024 Location: Paris, France The French Open Tennis Tournament, officially known as Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English translation: Roland Garros Tournament) is held over two weeks, between mid-May and early June. The French Open Tennis Tournament is also the second tennis tournament of the four Grand Slams (US Open, Australian Open, and Wimbledon), and is the leading clay court tennis tournament in the world.
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You can see more at: https://Superstarmanagement.com/abdul-jalils-profile/ Yeah, I was on/in ALL the national/international 1970-80-90 and 2000’s news, sports, and societal media television, radio, cable shows and print media publications. As President and CEO of Superstar Management since 1971, the first African-American in this field, I have a tremendous wealth of experience in all aspects of business and personal management, contract drafting and negotiations, and performed all arbitration of salary grievances and contract disputes for all professional sports and entertainment clients with unprecedented legal and historical results.
I negotiate and drafts all agreements for all publishing, merchandising and licensing; commercial advertisements and product endorsements; corporate sponsorships and affiliations; motion picture, television, radio and personal appearances. I was the first “SUPER AGENT”, CREATED the Profession of Sports/Music/Entertainment Branding, Marketing and Promoting, the first BLACK in the field and has taught and lectured Entertainment Law for over 45 years. Many of the agents and lawyers in the business where instructed, consulted, influenced or inspired by my work!
I have a Genius IQ and negotiated a series of contracts that included many unprecedented benefits to the individual clients, several of which was the innovative use of interest-free loans that could be forgiven, Upon review by the Internal Revenue Service, the contracts and tax returns where thrown out, challenged by the IRS, the IRS filed suit. After an 8 year legal battle, he prevailed in Federal Tax Court, established that Interest free Loans where in fact legal. This unprecedented legal ruling was established as a standard in the Tax Laws and written ALL MAJOR National Law Journals. Still today I am the eminent WORLD RENOWNED AUTHORITY AS EXPERT for the Historic, Unprecedented, Landmark Case I negotiated, I am UNDEFEATED in my Labor Management, Contract Disputes, Salary Grievances, and Federal Arbitration cases impacting MAJOR changes in Labor Law, Collective Bargaining Labor Agreements, Civil Rights, Salary Grievances, Federal Arbitration, Compensation, Interest Free Loans, Rates of Compensation, Legal Impact that CHANGED Compensation in the WORLD. In 6 months I took the LOWEST paid player in Major League Baseball in 1978 at $20,000- Lyman Bostock, to signing the RICHEST contract in Professional Team Sports and Baseball History on his 27th birthday with a five-year contract with the California Angels for a $3.5 million plus, unprecedented deal was a FULLY GUARANTEED and INSURED by Lloyds of London, including a $500,000 signing bonus, a $500,000 Interest free loan, a $200,000 Interest free business contract loan. The signing of Bostock culminated an incredible financial turnabout as Bostock worked last summer for $20,000. The contract was PAID in full, after he was murdered on the last day of his first year of the contract with four years left to perform. 1977- The Major Leagues of Professional Baseball Clubs (Atlanta Braves) vs. The Major League Baseball Players Association (Alvin Jr. Moore) One of the earliest Professional Sports contract controversies involved Major League Baseball Player Free Agency that arose as the result of an unprecedented, landmark contract I negotiated between Alvin “Junior” Moore and the Atlanta Braves in which a Special Covenant gave Moore the right to demand a trade which could not be consummated without his prior consent if he was dissatisfied with his playing time. In the event that a trade could not be consummated by the end of the 1977 championship season, Moore would become a free agent if he so desired. See “The Major Leagues of Professional Baseball Clubs (Atlanta Braves) vs. The Major League Baseball Players Association (Alvin Jr. Moore)”. Alvin “Junior” Moore was only a rookie, yet here are the terms of the contract his agent Abdul-Jalil put together for him: 1) The Braves were to pay Moore $75,000 that season. That was only his salary. 2) They also were to pay him a $50,000 bonus and 3) provide him with an additional $50,000 interest-free loan. That’s was historic for a rookie, but wait, there’s more coming. The imaginative, foresighted agent Abdul-Jalil saw to it that four other unique clauses were written into the Atlanta Braves contract of Moore. “If Moore is dissatisfied with his playing time, he can submit a letter to the Braves notifying them of same, who then must initiate a trade to the team of Moore’s choice, which can only be consummated with his consent. If there is no trade by the end of the season, the contract is voided and he becomes a free agent.” 1) The first unique clause gave Moore the option of demanding a trade to another team of his choice upon his notice to the team of his dissatisfaction with his playing time; becoming a free agent simply by notifying the Braves of his intention, which works out to be the same as anytime he choses. Under the present Basic Agreement between the players and the owners, a player becomes a free agent ONLY after six-year service requirement with a team has been fulfilled AND only after the second year he plays for a team without signing a contract the previous year. 2) The second unique clause allowed Moore to veto any trade the Braves might involve him in if he did not approve of the team in the proposed trade; 3) The third unique clause gave him the option of choosing the team he wished to be traded to; 4) The forth unique clause gave Moore the option of becoming a free agent if a trade to a team of his choice in not consummated. Under the then present Basic Agreement between the players and the owners, a player becomes a free agent the second year only after he plays for a team without signing a contract the previous year. What club owner in the world would ever sign a rookie to a contract like that? The contract was signed by Ted Turner, the Braves’ owner, March 14, 1977. When National League President Chub Feeney first saw Moore’s contract and its special freedom clause, he rejected it disapproving this Special Covenant and on April 28, Feeney, wrote a letter to Bill Lucas, the Braves’ Director of Player Personnel. The letter said:
“Specific covenants contained in Alvin Moore’s contract are disapproved because it (the contract) contains provisions inconsistent with the reserve system article of the new Basic Agreement. Please be sure the player receives a copy of this letter.”
The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) filed a Federal grievance on the ground that actual or potential additional benefits were provided for the player within the meaning of the collective agreement. The clubs maintained that the free agency provisions in the 1976 agreement were exclusive, providing the only basis upon which free agency rights could be exercised. But the union argued that there were still other avenues to free agency, such as an unconditional release by a club because the player was not sufficiently qualified. The legendary arbitrator Peter Seitz held, in this case, that “the six-year service requirement through which a player could exercise free agency was for the individual club’s benefit in the sense that it would want to retain the player for a particular period of time.” Thus, the benefit of “long-term title and reservation rights” could be waived by the club. On the other hand, the reentry mechanism through which other clubs would have an opportunity to negotiate with a player who becomes a free agent was a matter covered by all the collective bargaining agreement, so an attempt by club and player to evade such procedures would be “inconsistent” and thus prohibited. Said the Arbitrator: “There is clear merit in the Association’s argument that the words “additional benefits to the Player” should be liberally construed to support a wide variety of benefits to a Player over and above the benefits accorded to him by the Basic Agreement. Though covenants containing such benefits may be “inconsistent” with a particular provision of the Agreement dealing with the same subject matter, there is logic in the Association’s argument that they are not, in fact, “inconsistent” because Article II authorizes such inconsistencies where they provide additional benefits to the Player?”. Marvin Miller, the MLBPA Executive Director said “Junior Moore’s contract has done more for baseball as anything in the basic agreement just signed by the Players Association and the owners”. Moore went on to sign a very lucrative, multi year contract with the Chicago White Sox. In a Historical, Unprecedented 1979 case in Sports and Professional Basketball, along with NBA player Brian Taylor, Jalil negotiated an addendum to his contract with the Denver Nuggets for a $250,000 interest free loan, making the contract “tax free”. Taylor also had a clause that stipulated be could become a free agent if the Nuggets breeched his contract in any manner. The Nuggets made the first payment of $50,000 due him on time, they were 19 days late on the second payment before making a partial payment, the third payment which was over 13 days late, so in mid-season the team had sufficiently breached the contract on the final part of the $250,000 interest free loan. The late payments triggered the clause in the addendum that allowed Taylor to opt out of the contract in the middle of the season, and becomes a free agent immediately. It is unique in that it contains a clause providing that should Taylor sign with another NBA team, Denver may not receive compensation in the form of players or draft choices, the compensation must be in the form of cash, half of which goes to Taylor and half to the Nuggets. This clause was unprecedented in major league sports player contracts. NBA Commissioner Larry O’Brien demanded a Collective Bargaining Federal Arbitration hearing on the case because the contract clause was so unique. Taylor’s unprecedented case was necessary, as the addendum to the contract was the result of Taylor’s dispute of the contract that was originally negotiated by the NBA Players Union Director Larry Fleisher. The inherent problems that this situation provided for the National Basketball Association, the Kansas City Kings, Denver Nuggets, and most importantly the Director of the NBA Players Union and the Union itself, were incredible! FILLED WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF FRAUD, COLLUSION, and MISREPRESENTATION! The case was so bad that Larry Fleisher, the Director of the NBA Players Union and the Union itself, could NOT represent Taylor in the Federal Arbitration hearing. The Nuggets and the NBA declined to have tapes of the Taylor arbitration/negotiating sessions, heard by renowned federal arbitrator Peter Seitz, who agreed Taylor was free, but that the Nuggets were due compensation. In prevailing in this matter, Taylor received his FULL PAY, the interest free loan, was declared free of his contract (“a Free Agent”), allowed to negotiate a new contract with the team of his choice, Cite Arbitration Decision in the matter of “The National Basketball Association (Denver Nuggets) vs. The National Basketball Players Association (Brian Taylor)”, Jan. 25 1978. After 13 months of being lusted after by as many as 15 NBA teams, after megabuck negotiations with everyone from 76er owner R. Fitz Dixon to the Lakers Jack Kent Cooke, Brian Taylor returned with the San Diego Clippers. In the late 1970’s I was also the subject of a very public sports-wide “Black-Balling” scheme instituted by the owners and general managers of various NBA, MLB, and NFL teams that targeted my client/players being offered salaries at maximum reduced rates or none at all, AND an increased salary if they terminated our representation agreement! Many players and team management openly acknowledged the scheme under the guise that it was “BEST” for sports as I was a black militant and ruining the the leagues with outrageous contracts! Many of those colluders in management of the various teams at that time are still working in prominent positions in sports today- Jerry Colangelo, Stan Kasten, Jerry Kraus, and others! This was the beginning stages of what emerged as the “MLB Collusion case” in the early 1980’s that ended with MLB being sued and losing to the players in Federal Arbitration! The players were compensated as a result of the owners collusion but the effect it had on my clients and myself was immeasurable! Prior to my negotiating several unprecedented, historical contracts in the 1970’s, the player contracts themselves were NEVER revealed nor shared with ANYONE outside the parties to the contract- just the player and the team. With the success of my clients/players contracts, the various Players Associations decide to distribute my contracts to ALL the players and their agents! This was designed to “level the negotiation field” and neutralize my impact on the industry taking away my leveraged advantage in genius, business acumen, skill and foresightful creativity! Without ever attending Law School, I have made “Law Review” setting New Law in 4 different LEGAL areas, and published in over 7 Universities Law Reviews, Scholarly Commons, and multiple Course Outlines, Student Journals in the specialty area of Contracts, Finance, Interest, Loans, Reserve/Free Agency System and Restraint of Trade, Sherman Anti-trust Act (15 USC § 1,2), NLRA, Labor Exemption from Antitrust Law, Collective Bargaining, Labor law, Antitrust, Federal Arbitration, Civil Rights, and Insurance; Sports/Music/Entertainment Talk Show Founder, Producer and Host, CSA; Expert and Guest Political/Legal/Business/Sports/Music/Entertainment Analyst and Commentator; Business/Sports/Music/Entertainment Law Lecturer/Presenter; Sports Color Commentator; His “The Stars” show was the FIRST Cable Business/Sports/Music/Entertainment Talk Show in 1973; Sports, Music, Entertainment and Variety Film, TV, Concert and Special Events Content Creator/Producer/Developer/Runner/Promoter; Islamic Dawah Lecturer/Presenter; His Computer Intelligence Company First and Only Minority Certified IBM, Apple, Compact, Microsoft Computer Value Added Dealer (1982); Computer Technology Lecturer/Presenter. My Contracts are taught in ALL MAJOR University Juris Doctorate in Law and Maters in Business Administration Curriculums Courses in Federal Income Taxation, Contracts, Salary Grievances/Disputes, Federal Arbitration, Labor Law, Collective Bargaining Labor Agreements, Civil Rights, Employment, Compensation, Interest Free Loans, Rates of Compensation, wherein his Legal Impact has CHANGED the SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT and BUSINESS WORLD: ~ Harvard University School of Law Federal Income Taxation Course Outline, Professor: Flusche, al-Hakim’s victory, in the Federal Tax Court, U. S. Tax Commissioner teaching al-Hakim’s use of interest free loans, Tax Free financial transactions, al-Hakim’s historic impact on Shariah-Riba Complaint financial transactions in the business world, ~ Yale University School of Law Federal Tax Course, Professor: Eric M. Zolt, Text Authors: William A. Klein, Joseph Bankman, Daniel N. Shaviro, ~ Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, Federal Tax Course on “ISLAMIC & JEWISH PERSPECTIVES ON INTEREST”, Author/Professor: Joel S. Newman, Federal Tax Court, U. S. Tax Commissioner, discusses financial transactions that allow devout Muslims and Jews to obey religious prohibitions against interest, while giving investors a return on their investments, The tax treatment of these transactions is considered, teaching al-Hakim’s use, interest free loans, Tax Free financial transactions, al-Hakim’s historic impact, Shariah, Riba, Complaint financial transactions, the business world, ~ University of Virginia School of Law Federal Tax Course, Professor: M. Robinson, Federal Income Taxation, L. Dominick, Text Authors: William A. Klein, Joseph Bankman, Daniel N. Shaviro, ~ Washington University School of Law Federal Tax Course, Professor: Bixby, ~ Washington & Lee University School of Law Federal Tax Course, ~ Weiler Sports Law, LSE, Labor Arbitration in Professional Sports, The History and Legal Authority of the Sports League Commissioner ~ “A Long Deep Drive to Collective Bargaining, Of Players, Owners, Brawls, and Strikes”, Robert C. Berry, William B. Gould, Student Journals at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Scholarly Commons, Individual v. Collective Interests, Case Western Reserve, Law Review, Volume 31 Summer 1981, CASES, PUBLISHED, UNIVERSITIES, LAW REVIEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, COURSE, OUTLINES, PUBLICATIONS, Case, Western, Reserve, Law, Review, ~ University of Texas School of Law, Course Title: LAW 111, Agent Representation ~ University of Massachusetts- Amherst, Major League Baseball’s Grievance Arbitration System, Glenn M. Wong, Professor of Sports Law, Entertainment and Sports Law, Marquette University School of Law, Entertainment and Sports Law Commons Journals, ~ Marquette Law Scholarly Commons, Interpreting the NFL Player Contract, Professor Gary R. Roberts, Marquette Sports Law Review, ~ Vanderbilt University School of Law, Sports Law, Knight Commission, purpose was to examine NCAA athletics and make recommendations, Professor Joseph Fishman, Studocu, ~ University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, Course, Sports Law, Competition Law, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Professor Marc Kligman, Adjunct, Sports Law, University of Nevada William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV 87169927, ~ Santa Clara University School of Law, Legal Professions: Sports Law, The Role of the Commissioner and Other Governing Authorities, Professor Alan W. Scheflin, Santa Clara Law, ~ Quimbee Law School Case Briefs, Overview, Casebooks, study aids, BAR Review, online Continuing Legal Education, CLE courses, Alvin Moore vs Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball Arbitration Proceeding, MLB-MLBPA Arb. 77-18 (1977), Professor A. Porter, ~ Course Hero Sports Law Outline, 1968 Major League Baseball (MLB) Basic Agreement, made the Commissioner the arbitrator, clearly allowing for arbitration of reserve system grievances, ~ Quizlet, Sports Law 1-3, Alvin Moore & Atlanta Braves (1977), ~ Judd’s Sports Law Outline, SPORTS LAW OUTLINE, Chapter, Best Interests of the Sport: The Role of the Commissioner and Other Governing Authorities, ~ NetSuite Inc, Alvin Moore & Atlanta Braves, Arbitration as an Exclusive Remedy, § 301 Preemption, ABDUL-JALIL, Sports and Entertainment Law Cases in All Major College’s Juris Doctorate Law (JD) and Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Programs, MBA Programs, ~ Harvard University Business School- MBA, ~ Yale University Business School- MBA, ~ Washington University Business School- MBA, ~ Stanford University Graduate School of Business Management- MBA, ~ University of Virginia Graduate School of Business- MBA,
LECTURER AND PRESENTER IN THE FIELDS OF: ~ Music in Islam, University of California, Berkeley, CA 2003 ~ National Islamic Convention, Seacaucus., NJ 1997, ~ Host/Honoree: Evening of Elegance, National Arabic Conference, Oakland, CA. 1997, ~ National Islamic Convention, N.Y.C, N.Y. 1996, ~ International Islamic Conference, Los Angeles, CA. 1996, ~ Oaktown Music Conference, Oakland, CA 1996, ~ National Society of Black Engineers Conference-Region 6, San Luis Obispo, CA. 1992, ~ CAREER FEST, Oakland, CA. 1986, ~ California State University, Hayward, CA. 1985, ~ United States Coast Guard, Oakland, CA. 1982, ~ National BALSA Law Conference, Houston, TX 1981, ~ National BALSA Law Conference, Philadelphia, PA. 1982, ~ National BALSA Law Conference, Oakland, CA. 1979, ~ National BALSA Law Conference, N.Y.C., N.Y. 1980, ~ Mountain Regional Law Convention, Oklahoma City, OK. 1980, ~ College of Alameda, Alameda, CA. 1981, ~ Eastern Regional Law Conference, Washington D.C. 1980, ~ National Black Media Convention, Oakland, CA. 1972, ~ National BALSA Law Conference, Washington D.C. 1976, ~ Pacific Coast Law Conference, San Francisco, CA. 1976, ~ Stanford Law Society, Palo Alto, CA. 1976, ~ National Black History Week Awards, San Francisco, CA, 1974, ~ Hip-Hop/Raps influence on Societal America, The Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, CA 2010
MASTERS CLASSES IN THE FIELDS OF: ~ SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW* ~ THE ART OF REPRESENTING PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AND ENTERTAINERS* ~ REPRESENTING THE PRODUCER* ~ REPRESENTING THE DIRECTOR* ~ REPRESENTING THE SUPERSTAR* ~ GETTING MONEY FOR YOUR MOVIE* ~ LICENSING MOTION PICTURES* ~ DIGITAL MOVIEMAKING* ~ THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS* ~ THE BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINMENT* ~ SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING* ~ ADVERTISING, MARKETING, PROMOTION, SPONSORSHIPS, BRANDING AND HIP HOP CULTURE ~ HIP HOP AND THE SPREAD OF ISLAM* ~ ISLAM AND MUSIC*
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FROM: Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation, Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim DATE: December 10, 2023 RE: AMWF Human Civil Rights Committee (HCRC) IMMEDIATELY Needs Legal Observers, Attorney Representation for UNHOUSED in Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) Housing Authority Discrimination, Housing Choice Voucher Discrimination Complaints, Housing Authority and Landlord Inspection Discrimination, Auto and Renters Insurance Discrimination and Bad Faith.
“As lawyers, we have an obligation to use the special skills we’ve been given to give back to the community and minimize homelessness as best we can.” Judge Jay Zainey
Dear Counselor,
The Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation originated the Human Civil Rights Committee (HCRC) that enlists Attorneys, law students, and law firm secretaries and paralegals throughout Northern California to provide pro bono legal assistance to Unhoused and Recently Unhoused/Homeless individuals.
This assistance often takes the form of a single consultation but occasionally extends further, depending on the clients’ needs.
Among other things, the Law establishes standards for service providers and sets forth the responsibilities and rights, including due process protections, of the community members who participate in the covered programs. Anyone who is either homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, has temporary housing/in a shelter, or was recently placed in housing who STILL needs legal assistance.
The HCRC Legal Clinic envisions a just and inclusive community for all residents of throughout Northern California, where housing is a human right and where every individual and family has equal access to the resources they need to thrive.
The AMWF/HCRC’s Legal Clinic with the support of volunteer attorneys, law firms, corporate legal departments, law students, paralegals, law firm secretaries and other legal services entities partners with service and shelter providers and matches pro bono attorneys to provide advice, advocacy, and representation to those MOST IN NEED on a wide range of matters and issues related to immigration, bankruptcy, end of life planning, veterans disability, homelessness, micro-entrepreneurship, homeownership preservation, the receipt of public benefits and other legal challenges to bring needed legal services to people living in unhoused conditions or shelters that those struggling with poverty face.
We partner with religious organizations, service organizations, shelters, and outreach organizations that provide other services to the homeless population where our volunteers meet with their clients at shelters and those other social service organizations that are accessible to the unhoused/homeless population.
More than 50,000 people, including over 15,000 children, sleep in the counties homeless shelters each night. Of those experiencing homelessness, the overwhelming majority come from communities historically deprived of equal access to stable housing and employment due to structural racism.
These historic socioeconomic factors, combined with today’s high cost of housing, food, transportation, clothing, Wi-Fi, cell service, and other necessities create barriers for individuals residing in shelters to achieve stability and independence. AMWF/HCRC primarily assists families experiencing homelessness and those who have exited shelter to secure state and federal public benefits that are vital tools in poverty prevention and alleviation. AMWF/HCRC advocates also contest denials of Cash Assistance and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, and shelter, public housing, and rental assistance supplements. AMWF/HCRC aims to help families in shelter and those who have left shelter on the road to economic and housing stability.
Our mission is to use the law to make justice a reality for our neighbors who struggle with homelessness and poverty. Combining community lawyering and advocacy to achieve our clients’ goals, our expert staff and network of volunteer attorneys provide low barrier, comprehensive legal services at intake sites throughout Northern California, helping our clients to access housing, shelter, and life-saving services. Rooted in the experiences of this client work, we effectively blend system reform efforts, policy advocacy, community education and client engagement to advocate for long term improvements in local and federal programs that serve the low- and no-income community.
Working with religious organizations, service organizations, and local shelters, AMWF/HRCR will establish a regularly scheduled clinic to offer free legal services to homeless individuals, provided by volunteer attorneys from firms around the city. Our clients often have many of the same types of legal issues that any other individual might encounter, but they lack access to the justice system simply because they have no attorney to advocate for them.
In many cases, the problem that is preventing the individual from applying for a job, seeking benefits to which he or she is entitled, or obtaining housing is something that a lawyer is able to resolve in a matter of hours, or by making a few simple telephone calls. Other cases are more complicated and require follow up representation, but in most instances the individual’s legal problem is resolved, and what had been a major obstacle in their lives is no longer a problem.
In addition to legal representation, HRCR involves law students, paralegals, and law firm secretaries who volunteer their time, skills, and services to assist the homeless. Law students assist clients in applying for social security or veteran’s benefits by helping them to complete the application forms, obtaining required medical records and other documents, and accompanying clients to the agency office to complete the process. Paralegals and secretaries not only assist the volunteer attorneys, but also provide notary services to certify copies of driver licenses, identification cards, and other important documents.
In cities throughout the country, there are amazing organizations dedicated to helping the homeless every single day. They provide shelter and food, of course, but they also provide so much more: job training and placement services, clothing, counseling, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, transportation to work or school, schooling and child care. They provide a lifeline of security in a harsh and often unfriendly world. The individuals who operate these organizations are not just administrators. They are friends, counselors, parents, protectors and encouragers. AMWF/HRCR salutes their selfless dedication, and is grateful for their partnership with us.
Issues AMWF/HRCR Addresses
• Identification Documents AMWF/HCRC’s Legal Clinic began its outreach by helping homeless individuals maintain valid identification documents. Because identification is essential for the homeless to access services like shelters and non-emergency hospital care, this service continues to be an important part of the assistance that AMWF/HCRC’s Legal Clinic volunteers provide.
Homeless individuals’ identification documents are often stolen, lost, or taken by the police during an arrest, and many have trouble navigating document replacement processes that can take up to 30 days. Working with AMWF/HCRC’s Legal Clinic volunteers speeds up the process dramatically, allowing these individuals to utilize important social services. Certified copies of their identification documents are maintained at the shelter so that if the original is lost, a certified copy is readily available. • Child Custody Issues • Child Support Issues • Creditor/Debtor Law • Disability Law • Driver License Suspensions • Government Benefits • Immigration Law • Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) Housing Authority Discrimination • Housing Choice Voucher Discrimination Complaints • Housing Issues, including Housing Authority and Landlord Inspection Discrimination • Landlord/Tenant Law • Auto and Renters Insurance Discrimination and Bad Faith • Minor criminal and traffic violations
Abdul-Jalil directs the AMWF/HCRC Legal Clinic for the Homeless and is the program coordinator. He is a longtime leading advocate in providing pro bono legal services, from spearheading the legal response to developing innovative solutions to the emerging legal needs of those MOST in need today.
PLEASE ENLIST YOUR SUPPORT TODAY! Contact us at: legal@amwftrust.org, (510) 394-4501, (510) 394-4101
When you support our work, you become our partner in making justice a reality for those who have struggled with the injustice of homelessness.
Thanks for your time and consideration.
We are ready, willing and prepared to consult and partner with those LEGITIMATELY CONCERNED in power to facilitate the basis to better understand the impact that they have made, even those that may have been negative, propose advancements and prohibitions with referrals and recommendations the legislature can take into consideration.
Can you PLEASE give us/them some guidance and representation, or perhaps direct us to someone that can if you can’t help them? We will await your communication.
You can click on any highlighted word to view or download that item “He who Harms a Life, it is as if he has Harmed ALL Mankind, and He who has saved a Life, it is as if he has Saved ALL Mankind!” Who will you save?
Surah Al-Insan says: And they are those who give food in spite of their own need , to the needy, and the orphan, and the captive, [saying in their hearts], We only feed you for the sake of God, and we desire nothing in return from you, not even a word of thanks! (76:8-9).
As Salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu wa Jazzak Allah Khair Khayrun, We, the Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation (AMWF), pray Allah (SWT) you and the Families are well, ALL of your health is robust, you’re making GREAT progress in your Deen, your businesses are thriving, that everything will be perfect in your life and you ALL stay in Allah’s Love, Grace, Guidance and Mercy, iA, Amen!
We, the Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation (AMWF), and Abdul-Jalil, have received another Proclamation for Muslim American’s with a Resolution Honoring us from the Mayor of the City of Albany, the City Council and from the Albany Unified School District Board of Supervisors, Albany, CA, during their Council meeting September 5, 2023. We received this Honor with the family of Belal Salih Esa whom was murdered in 2022.
PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF AMERICAN MUSLIM APPRECIATION AND AWARENESS MONTH
“WHEREAS, the Aaron and Margaret Wallace Foundation (AMWF), founded in 1957 provides basic necessities to over 30,000 individuals per month, including hot meals, fresh produce, toys, books and more. Brother Abdul-Jalil al-Hakim and Brother Belal Salih Esa were instrumental in supporting the Albany community, providing food, hygiene supplies, and hot meals. Belal, who served not just the Albany community but also the Oakland Islamic Center and the Jummah Free Farmers Market dedicated his life to service and uplifting his community and beyond. On September 19, 2022 Belal lost his life to senseless gun violence but his legacy to support the underserved community lives on through AMWF, his family and loved ones; and”
The Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation (AMWF), since 1957, is a public services organization based on GIVING AND SHARING, is non-denominational, Multi-Cultural, 100% volunteer financed and operated relief organization that serves over 30,000 people a month, provides FREE charitable assistance to the general public with food, medicine, clothing, educational and employment opportunities, mental and physical health referrals, legal aid, shelter and other necessities to the economically, mentally, and physically challenged; the poor and needy; the undereducated and undeserved; people living with sever illness including symptomatic HIV and AIDS; people living substance abuse; seniors 55 years and older; prenatal women; at risk youth; and homebound people living with serious illness; homeless, unhoused; immigrants and refugees; different-abled shut-in residents; and individuals, children, families, and organizations who lack these essentials for any reason. We provide private school and college admissions educational opportunities; assists with referrals for job training and placement; rental assistance; social services assistance; homelessness assistance; mental and physical health assistance; medical assistance and legal aid assistance referrals FREE for ANYONE whom has the need.
The Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation (AMWF), from our Oakland base, serves a 100 mile radius to San Francisco, to Sacramento, to Stockton, to San Jose and back covering all points in between.
AMWF has been heavily involved in and has taken the lead the servicing and protecting the most vulnerable of these homeless, unhoused communities since the 1970’s that as a result of COVID-19, now the government needs to address the spread of this Deadly agent of the virus. We provide direct, meaningful and essential sustenance extending these various services and programs to those most in need. Providing food IS AN ESSENTIAL service, so we are used for that purpose, we added new food resource donors, we MUST be out to serve and our work has TRIPLED!
For many YEARS prior to Covid, and since, we have provided FREE groceries, clothing, shoes, hygiene kits, sleeping bags, blankets, medicine, and hot chef’s prepared gourmet meals to the homeless and homeless encampments and habitations of ALL kinds, from the streets to parks, from trees and bushes to alleys, from corners to ditches, from hand built shanties to tents under freeway overpasses!
We provide FREE groceries, bagged and hot chef’s prepared gourmet meals, plus the above, to the Safe Parking Programs, among others, at local senior and community centers, and faith based organizations in an effort to provide families and/or individuals who have been displaced and are temporarily homeless, living in their vehicles and need a safe place to park and sleep overnight, with restrooms and an attendant present throughout the night at all of the locations.
We also provide food to those that had previously obtained necessary items at their Senior Center. But now that they’re closed, are vital to the wellness of the community and senior population with our Food Bank program and Free Farmers Market Food Give-Aways.
One Blessing of the pandemic is we have added MORE retail grocery stores pick ups and arranged several other groups programs with the young adults and kids to participate in servicing the poor, homeless, and senior shut-in’s, since they were out of school and needed something to do!! This will stick with them for LIFE!
We also annually hand out over 400 Eid gifts/toys to the youth twice a year for Eid and regularly during our weekly Jumaah Free Farmers Market Food Giveaways.
We provide direct, meaningful and essential sustenance extending these various services and programs to those most in need to MORE Muslims in America, per Allah (SWT), then ALL the Islamic charity groups COMBINED in the United States including Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), Islamic Circle of North America ICNA, Islamic Society of North America ISNA, Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), Muslim American Society (MAS), Muslim Community Association, MCA-SFBA, American Muslim Alliance (AMA), Center for Islamic Pluralism (CIP), Muslim American Leadership Alliance (MALA), the Muslim Reform Movement (MRM), Muslims Facing Tomorrow (MFT), the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD), The Mosque Cares, American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA), Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA), Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA), American Muslim Alliance (AMA), The Mosque Foundation, American Muslim Task Force (AMTF), American Muslims for Civic Engagement (AMCE), The North American Islamic Trust (NAIT), the Muslim Students Association (MSA), United Muslim Americans Association (UMAA), United Muslims of America (UMA), the UMMA, Inner-City Muslim Action Network, Muslim Advocates, Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD), United States Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), MuslimARC, and Zaytuna College!!
“In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful”
INNA LILLAHI WA IN ALLAH E RAJIOON
“Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Allah we shall return.”
إِنَّالِلَّٰهِوَإِنَّاإِلَيْهِرَاجِعُونَ
On September 19, 2022, Belal Salih Esa was one of two gunshot victims at 31st Street and Telegraph Avenue about 7:45 p.m. that night, inside Layalina, a Middle-Eastern pizza restaurant that died on the scene right around the corner from a mosque where they had been praying just 45 minutes beforehand. The Oakland Islamic Center is around the corner from the shooting scene where the men had been attending their evening prayers at around sundown or 7 p.m.
Surveillance video from the store and restaurant that were involved, shows a white vehicle, possibly a Prius, pulling up and someone started shooting into the store and restaurant. Police are reviewing that footage, but did not confirm any suspect vehicle information.
Belal was on the Board of Directors of the Oakland Islamic Center and his family operated several businesses and performed Charity with the Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation (AMWF) Jumaah Free Farmers Markets in the African and Middle Eastern Muslim communities and at several Eat Bay Masajids on Jumaah Friday Kuthbah. Belal, Ethiopian by birth, worked tirelessly to better the African and Muslim communities in the Bay Area, where he singularly fed thousands in 9 Free Food Ministries each week with our AMWF Free Food Program, AHDL!
He is survived by his wife Mimi, sons Dawude- graduated from U. C. Berkeley with a triple major, Omar- also graduated from U. C. Berkeley, Salih- 15 year old entrepreneur at the top of his class entering high school, and daughter Rewda- the smartest of them all!
We couldn’t have done ANYTHING without your support, AHDL!! May ALLAH accept your good deeds and fasts, and grant you and your families duas, Salaahs, forgiveness and REWARD YOU and your Families with Jannatul Firdaus in paradise directly under his throne, iA! Shukran wa Jazzak Allah Khair Khayrun
These organizations that we support included: Masjid al-Rahman with Br. Mohammed Younis A. Subedar; the Islamic Center of Vallejo with Mohammed Hussain, Abdul Khabir, Najim Khan, Abdul Aziz Mohammed, Gamal Abushaban, Amal Ahmad, Sr. Sanober, Qaisar Zaman; Islamic Society of West Contra Costa County, Masjid al-Rahman, Universal Mercy Academy and Uma Homeschool Co-Op with Imam Abdul-Rahman, Ishmael, Banna Mirza, Yosef and Khadija Ayyad and their daughters, Maulana Hamza Mehter, Br. Syed Mujibur Rahman, Br. Abdul Maqsat, Dr. Imadul Islam, Talha Mirza and the students of Universal Mercy Academy and Uma Homeschool; Richmond Muslim Mission Center and Masjid Tawqua with Imam Wali Muhammad, Willie Shakoor; Masjid al-Islam and Masjid al-Islam School- Imam Abdul-Alim Musa, Sis Nanita Strong, Sumayyah Abdul-Haqq, Minyahn Robinson, Sis. Michelle and her husband Ibrahim, Sis. Adrianna and her daughter, Steve Swaggard- Kiongozi Binamu, Phylis Goins and her son Maxwell, Rodney Harrison; Berkeley Masjid and Dr. Naseem Z. and Dr. M. Yusuf Sheikh and Family, and the A 2 Z Foundation; Oakland Islamic Center- with Belal Esa and his son’s Omar, Salih, and Dawud, Masjid AbuBakr with Belal Esa and his son’s Omar, Salih, and Dawud with Jamaludin Omar; Masjidul Waritheen and the Lighthouse Mosque with Oni Mussan, Theon Berkley-King, their family and volunteers with the King-Thomas L. Berkley Foundation; Unified Muslim Community Masjid of San Leandro, San Leandro Islamic Center – Masjid Al-Farooq; CALIFA: Center for Advance Learning Improving Family Awareness with Bros. Jamaal Pratt, Saleem Lofton, Muwwakli Thompson, and Jeremy serving the Community of Vallejo, with one of four locations at The Marina Vista Apartments. In addition to their Masjid Communities, these groups served: University Village Berkeley, Bear Pantry, Al-Noor School, Ibad-Ar-Rahman Sunday School, Oakland Islamic Center, Oakland Islamic Center Weekend Islamic School, Islamic Center of Alameda, Masjid Quba, Berkeley Masjid Weekend Islamic School, Sultana Bookstore, Masjid International Wahadah, Islamic Center of Berkeley, Unified Muslim Community, Masjid Omar Al-Farooq, Islamic Center of Contra Costa, Noor Islamic & Cultural Community Center, Islamic Society of Northern California, Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, San Ramon Islamic Center- serve many Masjids and their communities, Africans, Middle Easterners, Indo-Pak-So. Asian, Blacks, Latinos, Immigrants, Refugees, the poor, the needy, and the public at large- 1,000’s of people a day! A couple of these youth-led operations were with/by Yosef and Khadija Ayyad and their daughters at the Islamic Center of Vallejo; and Banna Mirza, Maulana Hamza Mehter, Talha Mirza and the students of Universal Mercy Academy and Uma Homeschool at Islamic Society of West Contra Costa County, Masjid al-Rahman, AHDL! This will stick with them for LIVES! We are and have been heavily involved in servicing the Homeless for over 50 years, that suddenly the government needed to address as a potential Deadly agent of the spread of the virus. ALL our work Tripled up to the time they were unceremoniously dismissed!
We ALL have had to face and address the devastating effect the Pandemic has had on the WORLD! We hurried and struggled to find solutions that could slow- at the very least, the surge of Covid and it’s disastrous multiplying deadly force. We learned that many things we thought were true and accurate simply were NOT! We learned that many things we were told was true and accurate simply were NOT! We learned that many things we thought we knew, we simply did NOT! We learned that vaccinations are many things we thought, BUT simply NOT a CURE! As a front line “essential worker”, we saw FIRST HAND, the consequences of ALL the actions and inactions taken, the many things that were done that should NOT have been done, AND, the many things that were NOT done that should have been done! Foremost among those of US on the front line in the worst conditions supporting those MOST at risk- the unhoused, we lived in real-time the absolute FEAR that gripped those in the “wild”! One of the GREATEST issues that consumed our emotions was the incessant open display of MAN’S INHUMANITY TOWARD MAN!
We are ALWAYS operating with the reminder that tomorrow is NOT promised, no matter how much you do in the service of man for God! We have had several people that were killed while serving food to the less fortunate.
YOU WILL NEVER KNOW ALL THE BATTLES HE/WE HAVE HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE RACISM, BIGOTRY, ISLAMOPHOBIA, XENOPHOBIA, AND PURE HATE THAT WE ENCOUNTER BEING THE ONLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN, MUSLIM FOOD BANK! I will address that at a later date.
We will ALWAYS make HONEST, SINCERE, DEDICATED EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF OUR SELF PROFESSED COMMITMENT in combating the centuries long INJUSTICE with our work to put an end to HUMAN/CIVIL Rights, economic injustice, real and personal property poverty; physical and mental oppression and brutality; to racism, and inequities where so many shocked and outraged people around the world have found it in their own DNA as humans to oppose this historical display of systemic and endemic injustice that enables discrimination and protects the violation of human rights.
THEY/WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!!
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ASA wR wB Dear Brothers and Sisters,
As CEO and President of the Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation (AMWF), I, Abdul-Jalil was Awarded the Certificate of Recognition from the California State Assembly for 2021-22 Humanitarian, Civil and Human Rights Achievements. I want to sincerely “THANK” ALL my/our supporters and I am thankful of the recognition for the work done as a Humanitarian for societal change/advancement with the establishment of real economic, social, and political equality across gender and color lines, in Civil Rights and Social Services addressing: Homelessness; Constitutional Reform; Social Justice Reform; Hunger and Food Insecurity; Police Reform; Climate Justice Reform; Criminal Justice Reform; Gun Violence; Religious Hate, Bias, Islamophobia, Xenaphobia and Bigotry; Immigration/Refugee Crisis; Healthcare; Education Equality; School-to-Prison Pipeline; Wealth Inequality/Poverty and Basic Needs; Voter Rights; COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Response; Sport and Athletes Human Rights and the fight for Judicial Reform to END Grand Systemic and Endemic Corruption, that includes Judicial/Legal Systemic Racism, Bigotry, Persecution, as a subset.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was not able to profit off his NILrights as a defensive tackle at Miami in the 1990s.
Things have significantly changed since then. The former professional wrestler is now one of the most recognized and highest-paid actors in Hollywood. An owner of the XFL, he has his own Under Armour line.
Each athlete was selected by The Rock. Everett Sports Management‘s Rachel Everett, Dan Everett and Jeff Hoffmancreated and procured the NIL campaign.
“Through this first-of-its-kind NIL expansion program, ZOA Energy will bring together some of the greatest college athletes of our time,” The Rock said in a statement. “I know from experience the grit and hard work that’s required of these college athletes to get the job done. Not just during their championship games or in the classrooms, but every day in the game of life. ZOA gives people that power, that unique energy to fuel themselves and fuel others around them – that’s why I’m super pumped about uniting all of The Rock’s Warriors under one roof.
“I personally selected these phenomenal individuals because of the energy, tenacity, and excitement they bring to the game. With a diverse set of stories and experiences, they’re driven, hungry, talented and ready for ZOA to help fuel them to greatness.”
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Details of ZOA NIL campaign
As part of the agreements, the athletes will lead an upcoming marketing campaign for the energy drink and will release content across their social media platforms. “The Rock’s Warriors” will support national and regional partnerships through the deal.
“NIL is a brave new world,” ESM’s Dan Everett told On3. “Working alongside disruptive and multifaceted brands can be a catalyst for groundbreaking work. For ESM Sports, procuring the right talent to accelerate awareness and consideration for ZOA was the goal. Combining seven of college athletic’s biggest names with the stardom of The Rock is the single most defining moment in NIL history.”
ZOA pieced together a loaded class of NIL talent. Reese has seen her national profile soar following LSU’s national title, adding 3.6 million social media followers and signing NIL deals with brands like PlayStation and Starry.
“I’m pumped to be a part of such a unique group of athletes, and who better than The Rock to bring us together for a one-of-a-kind opportunity,” Reese said. “ZOA is all about putting in the work, learning from your wins and losses, and empowering others, something I strive to do every day on and off the court, so it was a no-brainer to join the first class of The Rock’s Warriors.”
Harrison had 77 catches for 1,263 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2022. He’s started to take advantage of his marketability, recently launching a memorabilia website and signing with Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet. Maye has become one of college football’s most marketable names since last season. The quarterback wrapped up his rookie campaign throwing for 4,321 yards with 38 touchdowns and only seven interceptions. Touting a 66.2% completion percentage, he led the Tar Heels to an ACC title game appearance.
An Everett Sports Management client, Bowers has played a significant role in helping Georgia win the last two national title games. Name to the first-team All-SEC, first-team All-American and the John Mackey Award winner, he turned down deals from Georgia’s Classic City Collective this winter. Instead, he’s inked partnerships with companies like NOBULL and Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Dominican Republic native and one-handed basketball sensation Hansel Enmanuel received approval for an O-1 visa in October, which gives him the ability to pursue NIL deals in the U.S. through his newfound work authorization. He has agreed to deals with adidas and Gatorade.
A safety, Kinchens has a $474,000 On3 NIL Valuation. A first-team All-America last season, he led the Hurricanes with 59 total tackles along with six interceptions, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.
“It is the maturation of commercial NIL. ESM’s ability to create, navigate and bring together these amazing NIL athletes for ZOA cannot be overstated,” Hoffman told On3. “Equally as impressive is the ZOA team’s ability to be brave, nimble and creative in the execution of such a tremendous activation. The Rock’s Warriors is how high-profile, real NIL (commercial NIL) is done right.”
Deion put the program in a massive overhaul with the transfer portal and brought in Shedeur and other players to quickly try and make the Buffaloes competitive. Shedeur will play quarterback and have all eyes on him this season.
He has scored NIL deals with Mercedes-Benz, Gatorade, Tom Brady’s clothing brand and Beats by Dre, among other outlets. On3 reported in November that Sanders has an NIL value of $1.3 million.
Wednesday, Deion posted a video in which he is driving with Shedeur in a Maybach, which has a starting price of $200,000.
“It wasn’t like this when I was in college,” Deion said in the video.
Shedeur and Deion Sanders will look to bring attention to Colorado football this season. The Buffaloes have not had a winning season since 2016 and have failed to reach five wins since 2019.
Deion coached Jackson State football for the last three seasons. He led the Tigers to back-to-back SWAC championships in 2021 and 2022. Last season, they finished 12-1.
Shedeur’s Maybach
Coach Prime will bring in the nation’s No. 2 transfer class to try and turn Colorado football around. The Buffaloes have a very difficult schedule with TCU, Oregon, USC, UCLA, Oregon State and Utah among their opponents. Only the Bruins had fewer than 10 wins in 2022 (they had nine).
Colorado football is picked to finish ninth in the Pac-12 by 247Sports. The Buffaloes hope they can finish even higher and shock the nation.
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