On June 6, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken issued a long-awaited final approval of a $2.8 billion settlement in the blockbuster House v. NCAA antitrust case that paves the way for direct sharing of revenue...more
6/17/2025
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Compensation ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Universities
An Oregon federal judge denied the University of Oregon’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit accusing the University of disproportionate investment in women’s sports and “glaring inequalities in facilities, finances, and...more
4/14/2025
/ College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Universities
On February 6, 2025 in an updated participation policy, the NCAA barred transgender athletes from competing in women’s college sports. In a statement, the NCAA said that “effective immediately, only athletes assigned female...more
On January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky issued a decision that blocks the Biden administration’s attempt to change the definition of “sex” in Title IX regulations and enforcement....more
1/14/2025
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Education ,
Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
LGBTQ ,
Pregnancy ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Transgender
In 2023, the number of federal corporate prosecutions remained far below the 25-year average after two consecutive years of increases.
..The DOJ’s Fraud Section secured just $690 million in penalties across eight...more
8/20/2024
/ Bribery ,
College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Embezzlement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Insider Trading ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Public Corruption ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Safe Harbors ,
Sanctions ,
Title IX ,
Universities ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes