We recently discussed a number of updates in the world of name, image and likeness (NIL) rights. Among those recent developments was the signing by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp of an executive order that, inter alia,...more
As 2024 comes to a close, permutations in the arena of name, image and likeness (NIL) impacting collegiate athletics continue unabated. Most prominently, Northern District of California District Judge Claudia Wilken...more
Clemson University is challenging in court the Atlantic Coast Conference’s (ACC) financial exit fee and the scope of Clemson’s grant of its media rights to the ACC, each of which pose significant financial obstacles to...more
U.S. District Judge Clifton Corker issued an injunctive order prohibiting the NCAA from enforcing its name, image or likeness (NIL) rules to the extent those rules prohibit prospective or existing student-athletes from...more
3/6/2024
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Compensation ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Damages ,
Enforcement ,
Injunctions ,
Investigations ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Sherman Act ,
Student Athletes ,
Third-Party
Member institutions should begin preparing in earnest for direct student-athlete compensation.
The NCAA president unexpectedly circulated a governance blueprint last week that would significantly alter existing Name, Image...more
12/15/2023
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Audits ,
Class Action ,
Compensation ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Trust Funds