Aug. 30—Chicago — Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that Illinois has joined an $82.5 million proposed antitrust settlement with Varsity Brands (Varsity). As a result, Illinois consumers who paid ...

A story posted on Inc.com by Leigh Buchanan spotlighted a topic you'd expect to stay on the media sidelines: the competitive business of cheerleading apparel. Her narrative presented the difficulty ...

The old adage may hold that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but fashion designers are understandably dismayed when perfect replicas of their creative apparel are sold at deep discounts to ...

When are clothing designs sufficiently severable from the utilitarian aspects of the clothing so that the designs can be protected by copyright? That is a question courts have wrestled with for years, ...

The Supreme Court on Halloween appeared reluctant to rule that an apparel company can copyright stripes on cheerleading uniforms. {mosads}The case centers on the registered copyrights Varsity Brands ...

(KMSP) - Donned in their plain black robes, the men and women of the U.S. Supreme Court spent an hour talking about stripes and zigzags on cheerleading uniforms. The case, argued on Halloween, could ...

This post originally appeared on Inc.. The audience at Cheerleading Worlds 2013 expected pyrotechnics from the Cheer Athletics Panthers. Lithe and powerful as their mascot, the team of 36 teenage ...

Football uniforms are always a great (and interesting) topic for debate. But what about the cheerleading uniforms? Over the years, the uniforms worn by cheerleaders have transformed from plain skirts ...