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Seventh Circuit Overturns Fourqurean Fifth-Year Preliminary Injunction

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On July 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, overturned a preliminary injunction that would have granted University of Wisconsin cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean a fifth year of eligibility....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Film Room: Potential EO impact and appeals court eligibility reversal

In this week’s Film Room, we break down: - The reported text of a potential executive order and its possible impact on college athletics regulation - A decision from a federal appeals court reversing an eligibility rule...more

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Seventh Circuit Reverses Eligibility Win for NCAA Athlete Nyzier Fourqurean

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In a major victory for the NCAA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed a district court's preliminary injunction giving University of Wisconsin defensive back Nyzier Fourqurean another year of...more

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A “Deep Dive” on the House Settlement

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The House Settlement has arrived. Colleges, universities, and athletes are all scrambling to make sense of the settlement, figure out what it means for them, and position themselves to maximize their opportunities in the next...more

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Title IX Goes Head to Head with Antitrust: NCAA NIL Settlement Challenged by Female Student-Athletes in House v. NCAA

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For anyone who thought an unprecedented $2.8 billion settlement agreement actually resolved one of the many murky issues of student-athlete compensation in college athletics —not so fast. On June 6, federal Judge Claudia...more

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Film Room: Designated Student-Athlete impact and more House appeals

In this week’s Film Room, we: - Break down an updated NCAA Q&A, which crystallizes the permissible competitive advantage offered by Designated Student-Athletes - Provide a roundup of recently filed notices of appeal in...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - July 2025 #2

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Jonathan Barnett, once named the “World’s Most Powerful Sports Agent” by Forbes, is accused of forcing an Australian woman to serve as his “sex slave,” while his sports agency within Creative Artists Agency ignored the...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Keeping an Eye on the Ball: America First Antitrust Weighs in on the “Uniquely American System of Scholar Athletics”

Tennessee basketball player Zakai Zeigler has appealed the district court’s denial of his bid to secure a preliminary injunction against the NCAA’s “Four-Seasons Rule.” We will be closely following what the Sixth Circuit...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Film Room: Major regulatory detail revealed

In this week’s Film Room, we get you up to speed on a very busy week in college athletics regulatory activity. Below, we: - Unpack a detailed 36-page Q&A regarding House implementation and enforcement - Provide an update...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - June 2025 #3

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A former University of Michigan assistant football coach accused of hacking the personal information and intimate photos of thousands of students has asked a Michigan federal judge to set aside a default entry against him,...more

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Paused Payouts: Title IX Appeal Delays $2.8B NCAA Athlete Payments in House Settlement

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It didn’t take long for the first legal challenge attacking the game-changing House v. NCAA settlement agreement. Eight female student-athletes filed an appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on June 11 arguing that the...more

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What the House v. NCAA Settlement Means for the Future of NIL and College Sports

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The wait is over. On June 6, 2025, Judge Claudia Wilken of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California approved the $2.576 billion class action settlement in House v. NCAA....more

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Film Room: Non-House roundup

In this week’s Film Room, we catch you up on recent activity in eligibility cases as well as the dismissal of Chalmers v. NCAA and scheduling in Schroeder as we wait for party submissions and a decision in House....more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - April 2025 #4

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Jack Nicklaus just scored a $1 million win in a New York court, striking back against his former company’s attempt to control his personal brand....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Film Room: NIL regulation and challenges to eligibility rules

In this week’s Film Room, we contextualize news regarding potential future NIL regulation and flag developing legal challenges to eligibility rules. NIL Regulation and Enforcement The proposed House settlement includes...more

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"Amateurism" Eroding: The Third Circuit Opens the Door to Employee Status for College Athletes Under the FLSA

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On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in Johnson v. NCAA, No. 22-1223, (3d Cir. July 11, 2024) that college athletes may be considered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more

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College Athletics: Three Things for Campus Counsel to Keep an Eye On

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Athletics on campus are currently in full swing. Football continues toward its various bowls and championships, while men’s and women’s basketball competitions have just begun, not to mention the many other fall and winter...more

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Third Circuit Court of Appeals Will Determine Whether Student Athletes Can Be Classified as ‘Employees’ Under FLSA

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Since last year’s significant SCOTUS decision in Alston curtailing the NCAA’s ability to limit student athlete compensation for certain educational benefits, the landscape continues to shift in unprecedented ways. Now, the...more

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Fight On? Student-Athletes Press for Employee Status Despite Seventh Circuit Rejection

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Bong … Bong … Bong … that is the death knell you thought you heard following the decision from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (covering Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin) in Berger v. NCAA earlier this month. After that...more

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Title IX Implications of the O'Bannon Decision

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The recent federal appellate decision in O'Bannon v. NCAA may have profound implications for colleges obligated to ensure gender equity in athletics under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). In the...more

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No Cash Compensation for Class of Amateur Student Athletes

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In a class action brought under the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the NCAA eligibility regulations are subject to antitrust scrutiny. Applying the so-called Rule of Reason, the court held...more

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Ninth Circuit Rules in O’Bannon Case that Some of the NCAA Compensation Rules are Unlawful Restraints of Trade

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On September 30, 2015, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, in part, a district court’s ruling that some of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) compensation rules were unlawful restraints on trade in...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Penalty! The California Court of Appeal Calls Foul on the NCAA’s Attempt to Seal Records of the USC/Reggie Bush Investigation

In a significant victory for open court filings, the California Court of Appeal rejected an effort by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) to seal 400 pages of documents in a dispute between the NCAA and a...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Ninth Circuit Hears Oral Argument in O’Bannon v. NCAA

On March 17, 2015, a Ninth Circuit panel consisting of Chief Judge Sidley R. Thomas, Circuit Judge Jay S. Bybee and Senior U.S. District Judge Gordon J. Quist, of the Western District of Michigan heard oral argument in...more

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