College Athletes Claim as Employees Boosted in NCAA Labor Case
While their litigation remains a long way from victory, six current and former athletes from a handful of colleges—Villanova, Fordham, Sacred Heart, Cornell and…
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Alston Ruling Hits McDonald’s Hiring as Legal Impact Spreads
On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court permanently disrupted the college sports industry in a way that badly backfired on the NCAA, which had pushed for SCOTUS review, and…
NCAA Athletes’ Suit for Back Pay Gains Steam After Alston, NIL
The NCAA’s interim NIL policy, as well as surprising remarks from NCAA president Mark Emmert and the U.S. Supreme Court’s 9-0 ruling against the NCAA in Alston, are now…
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Alston Attorney Sets Sights on Tennis Tour in Suit Against ATP
A month after he led Shawne Alston’s class action to a historic 9-0 Supreme Court victory against the NCAA, attorney Jeffrey Kessler has a new sports industry target…
Alston Case Turns Spotlight Onto NCAA’s Student Assistance Fund
In his 2018 expert witness testimony on behalf of Shawne Alston and the other former college athletes suing the NCAA over its cap on “educational-related benefits,” Dan…
Emmert Pivots on NCAA Role as Breyer SCOTUS Retirement Watch Looms
Amid the continuing fallout from new NIL laws and the Supreme Court’s NCAA v. Alston decision, two significant and interrelated college-sports legal developments…
College Sports Needs New Leadership That Puts Athletes First
Today’s guest columnist is Amy Privette Perko, CEO of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. College sports was changed forever this summer. In June…
NCAA’s Nobel Prize-Winning Expert Witness Sounds Off on Alston, NIL
As American public opinion and jurisprudence has, over the last decade, swayed in favor of college athletes earning money—and away from the NCAA’s “collegiate…
NCAA v. Alston Ruling Refuels Athlete Insurance Market
While the practical consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision in NCAA v. Alston will likely remain unsettled for months, those involved in the business of insuring…
NCAA to Face More Collusion Claims in Wake of Alston NIL Defeats
Last week was perhaps the most transformative week in college sports law in decades, if not ever. You might not be aware of one reason why. Last Thursday, U.S. District…
NCAA to Ban Performance Based NIL Deals in Revised Guidance
A system where schools decide their own name, image and likeness rules could prove welcome news for athletes and the various companies that seek to do business with them…
NCAA to Let Schools and States Set Athlete NIL Pay Rules Amid ‘Guidance’
The NCAA has thrown up its hands at the challenges of paying its athletes and will leave the issue to individual schools. The organization, according to reports, is…
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