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SWITZERLAND - Nine FIFA officials have been arrested in connection with an FBI investigation.  Key FIFA sponsors that contribute to that sum immediately became the target of scrutiny on Wednesday when the United States Department of Justice unsealed a 47-count indictment that charged the nine FIFA officials and five sports marketing executives with racketeering, wire fraud and money-laundering.  FIFA sponsors expressed concern about the organization's corruption allegations. Visa, Inc. The Wall Street Journal reports , Visa stated that the investigations could end its agreement, which runs until 2022.  Visa advised FIFA to take swift and immediate steps to clean up its act. Coca-Cola Coca-Cola stated the "lengthy controversy has tarnished the mission and ideals of the FIFA World Cup and we have repeatedly expressed our concerns about these serious allegations." Adidas Adidas explained that it was monitoring the situation and called on FIFA to raise its standard...

Eventful Morning Swiss authorities, working in conjunction with United States officials, arrested seven top soccer officials in Zurich on federal corruption charges.  Swiss law enforcement officials, dressed in plainclothes, arrived at the Baur au Lac hotel on Wednesday morning as leaders of FIFA gathered for their annual meeting. The Baur au Lac is a 171-year-old five-star hotel in downtown Zurich.  During the early hours of Wednesday morning, law enforcement officials approached the hotel's front desk, where they presented government documents and demanded he room numbers of numerous soccer officials. Over and Over, Year after Year... The officials were detained as part of a twin corruption inquiry that has shocked world football's governing body two days before its leader Sepp Blatter seeks a new term.  "They were expected to uphold the rules that keep soccer honest.  Instead they corrupted the business of worldwide soccer to serve their interests and enrich...

The American Bar Association reports that online video is a much more viable format now than it was a few years ago because of the changes in online user behavior, online technology advances and reduced costs. Kevin O'Keefe reports that with the advancement of YouTube, the growth in watching videos on mobile, and the integration of YouTube with home television, lawyers and law firms are sitting on a tremendous opportunity.  Here are some YouTube legal channels that we've selected that provide useful information on a consistent basis. Harvard Law School youtube.com/user/HarvardLawSchool Harvard Law School's YouTube Channel provides lectures, speeches, interviews and more.   Our favorite video shows Mindy Kaling's speech at Harvard Law School Class Day 2014 . Stanford Law School youtube.com/user/stanfordlawschool Stanford Law inspires new ideas and explores innovation through its YouTube Channel.   Peter Thiel, JD '92, founder of Paypal and first major...

Tom Brady has added Jeffrey Kessler to his legal counsel for the appeal of his four-game suspension.  Brady, with the backing of the union, filed his appeal last week.  The New England Patriots recently announced that they would not appeal their punishment in the aftermath of the Deflategate scandal. Kessler is known to keep Rodger Goodell in check.  In 2011, Kessler and Brady teamed to file a lawsuit against the NFL to rule the lockout illegal.  The following video shows Kessler discussing Winston's team of Sports Attorneys. This video provides information on Kessler's 2014 antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA and five major conferences.  Kessler is seeking competition and free agency in college sports.

Huge Win for Privacy! Court Rules NSA Spying is Illegal A federal court has decided that the NSA's bulk, warrantless collection of millions of American' phone record is illegal.  The appeals court reviewed the government's collection of data.  President Obama has stated that only the private sector should collect the data and the government should use it.  This case may end up in the Supreme Court yet the issue may be moot by the time it gets there.