Anti-arbitration, Appeal, Arbitration, Bias, Domestic Courts, Sport arbitration

(Private International Arbitration Law Clerk at The Honorable Charles N. Brower)/ /1 Comment

During a bitter battle with anti-doping authorities, international cycling champion Lance Armstrong publicly campaigned against the anti-doping arbitration process. Armstrong’s offensive provides insights into widespread misconceptions about arbitration. On 20 August 2012, a U.S. Federal District Court dismissed Armstrong’s petition to enjoin the U.S. Anti Doping Agency (USADA) from further pursuing allegations that he was part…