Alston Lawyer Kessler Welcomes NCAA NIL Police Into House
Jeffrey Kessler, a lead attorney for athletes in House v. NCAA and arguably the nation’s top sports litigator, says he is “happily monitoring” the situation surrounding…
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MLB Aims to Strike Out Minor League Teams’ Antitrust Lawsuit
Attorneys for Major League Baseball have described a federal lawsuit brought by four former affiliates as “patently frivolous,” a “futile quest” and a means for…
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Meme-Stock Jocks: Robinhood Enters NCAA Space Schooling WVU Athletes
Robinhood Markets, the popular and controversial stock-trading app company, has entered the college sports space through an arrangement with West Virginia University, in…
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NCAA’s Mistreatment of Athletes Should Worry Workers Everywhere
Today’s guest columnist is economist and statistician Ted Tatos. “Your liberty to swing your fist ends just where my nose begins.” Most of us have likely heard…
College Athlete Group Adds Civil Rights Complaint to ‘Kitchen Sink’
Furthering what its executive director Ramogi Huma calls a “kitchen-sink strategy” for pushing pay-to-play, the National College Players Association has filed a…
Schools Hear Crickets From NCAA Amid Specter of NIL Pay Lawsuits
Since last summer—when NIL laws came into force, and the Supreme Court struck down NCAA limits on education-related benefits—there’s been no shortage of questions from…
Justice Breyer Retirement a Setback for NCAA Traditionalists
The retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will alter the Court’s dynamics, including in regard to college sports cases. Breyer, 83, has expressed…
Panic at the ACC: How Alston Case, Feds Fueled Financial-Aid Frenzy
In October, the Atlantic Coast Conference reached out to the Department of Education to solicit guidance about the financial-aid implications of the Supreme Court’s…
Minors Sue MLB Over Antitrust Status in Wake of NCAA Alston Case
Should Major League Baseball still enjoy an antitrust exemption given the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling that the NCAA isn’t owed preferential treatment under…
Clemson Star Will Shipley Scores Win in Cybersquatting Dispute
Clemson freshman Will Shipley has impressed for the 9-3 Tigers. The second-highest-rated running back from the recruiting class of 2021 has scored 10 touchdowns, while…
NCAA Says Athletes Pushed Use of ‘Student-Athlete’ in Constitution
In its draft of a new constitution released earlier this week, the NCAA relinquished the use of the word “amateur”—and all its unpaid cognates—but doubled down on…
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NCAA Draft Constitution Heeds Alston’s Antitrust Warnings
The NCAA released a draft of a new constitution on Monday. By envisioning conferences and schools as bound by fewer one-size-fits-all rules, the NCAA is acknowledging a…
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