In yet another sweeping move impacting college athletics, President Trump just signed an Executive Order seeking to ban “third-party, pay-for-play payments to collegiate athletes,” while still allowing athletes to enter into...more
7/25/2025
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The Supreme Court will soon decide whether states can ban transgender high school and college athletes from participating on female sports teams at their schools. After initially declining to review this issue in 2023 and...more
7/17/2025
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College athletics is racing headfirst into a new era – and some lawmakers want Congress to be the referee. With the bipartisan introduction of the Student-athlete Protections and Opportunities through Rights, Transparency,...more
College sports have changed forever in a watershed moment that will fundamentally reshape the structure of Division I athletics. Following extensive briefing, nearly five hours of final argument, and multiple revisions to...more
6/10/2025
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On top of the House v. NCAA settlement that’s poised to upend amateurism, recent challenges to the NCAA’s eligibility rules threaten to disrupt another longstanding practice in college athletics. Most recently, a federal...more
5/28/2025
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Another day, another settlement impacting college athletics. The NCAA and the states of Tennessee and Virginia recently announced a settlement that essentially ends the NCAA’s rules prohibiting name, image and likeness (NIL)...more
2/26/2025
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The country’s first unionized college basketball team is no more. After making history just under a year ago, the union representing Dartmouth College men’s basketball players withdrew its petition on December 31 and will no...more
As we close out 2024 and look ahead to 2025, one thing is clear: this has been a year like no other. From a groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling to a pivotal election result that will usher in a new administration, employers...more
12/12/2024
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Despite previously raising several important concerns relating to the NCAA’s proposed $2.8 billion antitrust settlement in House v. NCAA, federal Judge Claudia Wilken recently granted preliminary approval of the deal in an...more
10/24/2024
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Yesterday, a federal appeals court became the first to rule that student-athletes at NCAA Division I schools can bring a lawsuit claiming they are employees and may be entitled to minimum wage and overtime payments under...more
7/12/2024
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association is on the verge of settling a major antitrust lawsuit that may radically alter the equation when it comes to student-athlete employment. The pending settlement in House v. NCAA...more
5/28/2024
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A National Labor Relations Board Regional Director recently ruled that non-scholarship college basketball players are “employees” under federal labor law, setting the table for a potential seismic shift in the way your...more
When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more
12/4/2023
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NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo just took another big step in the continuing saga surrounding college sports by filing a complaint seeking to have student-athletes classified as employees under the National Labor...more
A nascent “advocacy” group just opened the first front in the newest battle over the status of collegiate student-athletes under the National Labor Relations Act. The College Basketball Players Association filed a one-line...more
11/16/2021
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