As students depart their college campuses for summer break, the NCAA has no such reprieve on the horizon. Over the past few weeks, the NCAA has settled questions pertaining to backpay for Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) use...more
6/5/2024
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College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
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Title IX ,
Universities
The members of BakerHostetler’s Antitrust and Competition Team are pleased to present these additional brief updates from the conference sessions at this week’s ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. ...more
In a decision that stunned no one (yet will garner plenty of headlines), a federal district court granted a motion to dismiss filed by Major League Baseball (MLB) on the basis of its storied antitrust immunity. Coming almost...more
Almost one year has passed since the Supreme Court’s unanimous antitrust decision in NCAA v. Alston. That well-publicized decision affirmed the District Court’s rejection of the NCAA’s limits on education-related compensation...more
4/27/2022
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College Athletes ,
Employment Contract ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Name and Likeness ,
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Non-Compete Agreements ,
Price-Fixing ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Rule-of-Reason Analysis ,
Student Athletes
On June 21, 2021, in NCAA v. Alston, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) rules limiting education-related compensation that colleges and universities can provide...more