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NIL Deals: What Is a “Valid Business Purpose”?

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The College Sports Commission (CSC), the new regulatory body overseeing Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals, recently announced that it will no longer allow agreements between athletes and donor-backed collectives unless...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

[Webinar] From Wild West to Regulated Roadmap: NIL’s Legal Turning Point - Post July 1 - July 30th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

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Join Dinsmore partners Eddie Edwards and Nick Godfrey as they discuss the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) era post July 1. The landscape of college athletics has shifted quickly from a chaotic free-for-all to an evolving...more

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SCOTUS to Determine Whether States Can Ban Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports – What Your School Needs to Know

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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

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[Webinar] Sports & Entertainment – The House v. NCAA Settlement - July 16th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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On June 6, Judge Claudia Wilken of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved a settlement agreement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), power conferences, and...more

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Game. Set. Settlement: Your School’s 7-Step Plan After Final Approval Granted In House v. NCAA Authorizing Pay For...

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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

Amundsen Davis LLC

[Webinar] Be the First to Know: Live Breakdown of the House Settlement Decision - June 9th, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST

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A final ruling on the House v. NCAA settlement hearing has been issued by Judge Claudia Wilken. Join Luke Fedlam live on Monday at 7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT for a webcast breakdown of everything you need to know about the...more

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NCAA Eligibility Rules in Jeopardy: Key Points on the Lesser-Known Threat to Longstanding College Athletics Practices

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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

Troutman Pepper Locke

“NIL Go”: Deloitte Establishes Basic Framework to Review Third-Party NIL Deals

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A three-page memo distributed to schools provides further clarity regarding Deloitte’s role as the approved clearinghouse for name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals, as outlined in the House settlement and guidance documents....more

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Champion Blue LLC: Kentucky’s Play to Reshape College Athletics

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Recently, the University of Kentucky took an interesting step in the context of collegiate athletics by converting its athletic department into a limited liability company (LLC), named Champions Blue LLC. This structure makes...more

Fisher Phillips

2025 Summer Reading List for Educational Leaders

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Another school year is winding down, and educational leaders perhaps have never been more ready for summer break. From the Trump administration’s significant policy shifts to deeply consequential litigation playing out to...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Film Room: NCAA announcement on House implementation

In this week’s Film Room, we unpack an important NCAA announcement regarding House implementation, focusing on: - Enforcement changes and questions - Progress toward degree significance - House case status On Monday,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 3, April 2025

Welcome to our third issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025. In this edition, we cover the following topics of interest for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: - The...more

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Settlement to End Collegiate Amateurism on Brink of Approval: What You Need to Know About Latest House v. NCAA Court Hearing

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On the final day of “March Madness,” the NCAA’s attention shifted from basketball courts to the courtroom, where a federal judge signaled a high likelihood that she would sign off on a settlement agreement that would end...more

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NOT SO FAST . . . South Dakota Seeks to Enjoin House Settlement Approval

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With the final approval hearing for the House settlement before Judge Wilken in the Northern District of California set for April 7, the state of South Dakota has continued its battle to prevent that settlement from getting...more

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Higher Hoops? The Changing Place of Cannabis in College Athletics

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Selection Sunday marked the start of the NCAA Division I basketball tournaments this week and this year “March Madness” comes with a lessened degree of “Reefer Madness”. Since the 2024 March Madness season, the National...more

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Texas NIL Update: Texas Gears Up for a Post-House Settlement World and Beyond

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Texas’s biennial legislature is in session, and revamping Texas’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) laws to keep up with the developments across the U.S. seems to be a hot topic. As of the date of this post, state...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

NCAA Settlement Faces 88 Objections as Deadline Looms

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Callan Stein, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Health Care + Life Sciences Industry Group, was quoted in the February 28, 2025 Global Competition Review article, “NCAA Settlement Faces 88 Objections as Deadline Looms.”...more

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New Visa Restrictions Target Transgender Athletes, Raising Title IX and Compliance Concerns for Colleges

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On February 24, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed the State Department to deny visas to transgender athletes if their sex marker does not align with their sex assigned at birth. His directive, 25 STATE 15576,...more

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Latest NCAA Settlement Means Colleges Can Use NIL Funds for Recruiting

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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

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Trump U.S. Department of Education Rescinds Biden Administration NIL Title IX Guidance Previewing a Contentious 2025 for Title IX

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In a move that was expected, the Trump Administration’s new Department of Education (Department) rescinded the Biden Administration’s January 16, 2025, name, image, and likeness (NIL) guidance applying Title IX to NIL...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Opt-In or Out? Essential Insights to Guide Your House Settlement Decision - February 14th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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If approved, the House v. NCAA settlement will revolutionize college athletics. Starting July 1, 2025, it will require the NCAA and its Division I member institutions to pay nearly $3 billion in damages to current and former...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

How Executive Order on Transgender Athletes Impacts Educational Institutions

President Donald Trump last week took a major step to deliver on one of his top campaign promises: banning transgender athletes from participating in girls' or women’s sports....more

Venable LLP

Johnson v. NCAA: Student-Athlete Employment Status in the Second Trump Administration

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As previously reported here, on July 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (the Third Circuit) ruled that collegiate student athletes could theoretically be considered employees of their respective...more

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NCAA Answers Some House Questions, Leaves Others Up in the Air

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) updated its House Settlement Question and Answer document on December 9, 2024, giving insight into how the NCAA is preparing for the settlement’s potential approval (see our...more

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Ohio Joins Georgia in Prohibiting NCAA from Taking NIL-Related “Adverse Action”

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

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