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Ed Edmonds

Ed Edmonds

Professor Emeritus of Law

Phone: 574-631-5922
Fax: 574-631-8154
Email: eemonds@nd.edu
Staff Assistant: Mary Juckett
Website: http://scholarship.law.nd.edu/edmonds_sports_law/
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Ed Edmonds joined the Notre Dame Law School as director of the Kresge Law Library and professor of law in July 2006. Edmonds was the sixth law library director at the Notre Dame Law School. Edmonds is a 1973 graduate of the University of Notre Dame (A.B. – history), and he graduated with an M.L.S. from the University of Maryland and a J.D. from the University of Toledo. He served as the law library director at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary, the Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, and the Schoenecker Law Library at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Edmonds teaches Sports Law Seminar, and he has previously taught advanced legal research, antitrust law, criminal law, and entertainment law.

Edmonds has been an active participant in professional law library associations. He served as the president of the Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries and the New Orleans Association of Law Librarians. He is also active in the Association of American Law Schools and has served as the chair of both the Section on Law Libraries and the Section on Sports and the Law.

Edmonds primary scholarly interests involves antitrust and labor issues involving baseball. In particular, he has written and spoken about the trilogy of United States Supreme Court cases (Federal Baseball v. National League, Toolson v. New York Yankees, and Flood v. Kuhn) that created baseball antitrust exemption. He is the co-editor of the Hein’s Sports Law Legislative History Series and is currently conducting extensive research on baseball salary arbitration.

In recent years, Edmonds has been a regular speaker at the annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture and the Annual Spring Training Conference on the Historical and Sociological Impact of Baseball sponsored by Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture.

Edmonds retired from the Kresge Law Library in December 2016.

Courses Taught

LAW70207, Advanced Legal Research LAW60703, Legal Research LAW73907, Sports Law Seminar

Scholarship

Books & Chapters

Articles

Lectures and Presentations

  • “The Wire-to-Wire 1990 Cincinnati Reds: A Thirty-Year Retrospective,” NINE: Journal of Baseball History and Culture - 27th Annual NINE Spring Training Conference on the Historical and Sociological Impact of Baseball, Tempe, Arizona, March 6, 2020.
  • Co-presenter with Michael Cozzillio, “Tradition vs. Progress: Are Current Analytic-driven Innovations Harming the Game of Baseball?,” 31st Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, co-sponsored by the State University of New York at Oneonta and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York, May 29-31, 2019.
  • “Roy Face’s Incredible 1959 Season,” NINE: Journal of Baseball History and Culture - 26th Annual NINE Spring Training Conference on the Historical and Sociological Impact of Baseball, Tempe, Arizona, March 8, 2019.
  • Panelist, “Collusion or Competition? The NCAA and its Relationship with Antitrust Law,” The Intersection of Sports and Social Equality,Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality Symposium, Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, February 28, 2019.
  • “The Current State of Intercollegiate Athletics,” 2018 Hesburgh Lecture, Notre Dame Club of South Central Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, December 13, 2018.
  • Co-presenter with Frank Houdek, “The Sultan of Swat Goes to the Court House: Babe Ruth and the Law,” AALL Encore Caucus, Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum, Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries, Baltimore, Maryland, July 16, 2018.
  • “Injuries in the Stands: MLB Responds with Extended Netting,” Society of American Baseball Research National Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 1, 2018 (Honorable Mention, 2018 Doug Pappas Award, Best Oral Research Presentation).
  • “Gilbert Patten and the Development of Juvenile Baseball Fiction: Lefty Locke and the Legacy of Frank Merriwell,” 30th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, co-sponsored by the State University of New York at Oneonta and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York, May 31, 2018.
  • Co-presenter with Frank Houdek, “When Baseball Meets the Law: Stories of the Intersection of America’s Two National Pastimes,” Southern Illinois Learning in Retirement, Carbondale, Illinois, May 16, 2018.
  • “Sports and the Common Good” 2018 Hesburgh Lecture, Notre Dame Club of Mid-Hudson Valley, Poughkeepsie, New York, April 17, 2018.
  • “Celebrating the 2017 World Series: The Astros and Dodgers Meet the Law,” NINE: Journal of Baseball History and Culture - 25th Annual NINE Spring Training Conference on the Historical and Sociological Impact of Baseball, Tempe, Arizona, March 3, 2018.
  • “An Arbitration Year of Plenty: Record-Setting Baseball Deals,” SportCon MMXVIII, Minne Analytics, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, February 2, 2018.
  • “The Current State of Intercollegiate Athletics,” 2017 Hesburgh Lecture, Notre Dame Club of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 29, 2017.
  • Co-presenter with Frank Houdek, “Baseball Meets the Law: Stories of the Intersection of America’s Two National Pastimes,” Jerome Hall Law Library Book Talk, Maurer School of Law, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, August 28, 2017.
  • Co-presenter with Michael Cozzillio, “An Alternative History -- En Masse Integration From the Negro Leagues into Major League Baseball,” Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, July 28, 2017.
  • “Changing Trends in Baseball Salary Arbitration,” Society of American Baseball Research National Convention, New York, New York, July 1, 2017.
  • “A Look at Baseball’s Handling of a ‘Fistful of Dollars’ - MLB’s System of Salary Arbitration,” 2017 Hesburgh Lecture, Notre Dame Club of Detroit, Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan, June 12, 2017.
  • “Reading Blue: A Study of Dodger Literature Reveals A Plethora of Lesser Known Stories,” 29th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, co-sponsored by the State University of New York at Oneonta and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York, June 1, 2017.
  • Co-presenter with Frank Houdek, “When Baseball Meets the Law: Stories of the Intersection of America’s Two National Pastimes,” Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, April 24, 2017; Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, April 25, 2017.
  • “The National Football League’s Legal Challenges,” 2017 Hesburgh Lecture, Notre Dame Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, April 6, 2017.
  • Co-presenter with Frank Houdek, “Politicians Playing the National Pastime: The Congressional Baseball Game,” NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture - 24th  Annual NINE Spring Training Conference on the Historical and Sociological Impact of Baseball, Tempe, Arizona, March 4, 2017.
  • Panelist, “The Vatican’s View on Sport at the Service of Humanity,” Sports and the Common Good Panel, From Courts of Sport to Courts of Justice: The Impact of International Sports on Individuals, Society, and the World, Symposium, Journal of Comparative and International Law, Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana, March 24, 2017.
  • “Sports for the Common Good,” 2017 Hesburgh Lecture, Notre Dame Club of The Palm Beaches, Palm Beach Gardens, February 22, 2017.
  • Co-presenter with Michael Cozzillio, Panel & Pizza: “Bernard Malamud’s The Natural – Messiah in Uniform,” Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, February 16, 2017.
  • “Statistical Analysis as the Foundation of Baseball Salary Determinations,” SportCon: Sport Analytics Conference, Minne Analytics, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 10, 2017.
  • “Baseball: The Current State of Legal and Labor Issues,” Notre Dame Law School Reunion 2016, Notre Dame, Indiana, October 8, 2016.
  • “The Current State of Intercollegiate Athletics,” 2016 Hesburgh Lecture, Notre Dame Club of Minnesota, November 10, 2016; Notre Dame Club of Phoenix, October 18, 2016; Notre Dame Club of Greater Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida, August 15, 2016; Notre Dame Club of New Hampshire, Concord, New Hampshire, April 9, 2016.
  • Co-presenter with Michael Cozzillio, “Bernard Malamud’s ‘The Natural’ – Messiah in Uniform,” 28th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, co-sponsored by the State University of New York at Oneonta and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York, June 2, 2016.
  • Panel Member, “On Higher Ground?: Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption,” New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Spring Meeting, The Otesaga, Cooperstown, New York, May 14, 2016.
  • “Baseball’s Interesting Relationship With the U.S. Supreme Court,” Atlantic Coast Conference Road Scholars Presentation, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, April 22, 2016.
  • “Gilbert Patten and the Development of Juvenile Baseball Fiction: Lefty Locke and the Legacy of Frank Merriwell,” The Sultans of Swing: 100 Years of Baseball, Jazz, & Short Fiction Conference, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, April 14-15, 2016.
  • Co-presenter with Frank Houdek, “The Sultan of Swat Goes to the Court House:  Babe Ruth and the Law,” NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture - 23rd Annual NINE Spring Training Conference on the Historical and Sociological Impact of Baseball, Tempe, Arizona, March 9–12, 2016.
  • “The Current State of Intercollegiate Athletics,” 2015 Hesburgh Lecture, Notre Dame Club of Indianapolis, December 8, 2015; Notre Dame Club of McHenry County, Crystal Lake, Illinois, November 19, 2015; Notre Dame Club of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, October 15, 2015; Notre Dame Club of Ann Arbor, Novi, Michigan, October 12, 2015.
  • Co-presenter with Frank Houdek, “The Evolution of ‘The Tools of Ignorance’ and the U.S. Patent System,” NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture - 22nd Annual NINE Spring Training Conference on the Historical and Sociological Impact of Baseball, Tempe, Arizona, March 13, 2015.
  • Co-presenter with Michael Cozzillio, “The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 1939 Induction Class and the Archetype for First Basemen,” 26th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, co-sponsored by the State University of New York at Oneonta and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York, May 28, 2014.
  • “Curt Flood’s Journey to the Supreme Court,” A Supreme Decision: The Curt Flood Symposium, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, March 31, 2014.
  • “Helene Hathaway Robison Britton - Baseball’s First Female Owner and Her Legal Battles,” NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture - 21st Annual NINE Spring Training Conference on the Historical and Sociological Impact of Baseball, Tempe, Arizona, March 13, 2014.
  • Co-presenter with Michael Cozzillio, “Jackie Robinson, Integration, and the Negro Leagues…More Disguise Than Blessing?”, 25th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, co-sponsored by the State University of New York at Oneonta and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York, May 29, 2013.
  • “Baseball's Interesting Relationship with the U.S. Supreme Court,” 2012 Hesburgh Lecture, Notre Dame Club of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, August 9, 2012.
  • Co-presenter with Frank Houdek, “Separating Folklore and Myths From Reality: Searching For the Truth,” 24th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, co-sponsored by the State University of New York at Oneonta and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, New York, June 1, 2012.
  • “Armando Marnsans, the Major League’s First Cuban Star, and His Federal League-National League Fight,” NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture - 19th Annual Spring Training Conference on the Historical and Sociological Impact of Baseball, Tempe, Arizona, March 9, 2012.
  • “The ‘Impeachment’ of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis,” Sports Law Academic Symposium, National Sports Law Institute, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 20, 2011.
  • Panelist, “Best Practices for Evaluating a New Electronic Resource,” Annual Meeting, American Association of Law Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 24, 2011.
  • "The 'Impeachment' of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis," NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture - 18th Annual Spring Training Conference on the Historical and Sociological Impact of Baseball, Tempe, Arizona, March 11, 2011.
  • "A Look at Baseball's Handling of a 'Fistful of Dollars' - MLB's System of Salary Arbitration," 2011 Hesburgh Lecture, Notre Dame Club of Greater Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, February 24, 2011.

Areas of Expertise

  • Antitrust
  • Entertainment Law
  • Legal Research
  • Sports Law