Harvard Privilege on Docket in Admissions, Varsity Blues Cases
Two cases, one before the U.S. Supreme Court and the other before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, both grapple with an age-old question: Should an…
Two cases, one before the U.S. Supreme Court and the other before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, both grapple with an age-old question: Should an…
A majority of Supreme Court justices on Monday signaled that they’re skeptical about the use of race in college admissions—and part of their reasoning was tied to squash…
A case before the U.S. Supreme Court about a restyled image of Prince could have profound consequences for photographs of athletes and teams. The justices on Wednesday…
The U.S. Supreme Court only agrees to hear about 1% of petitions. At least four of the nine justices must agree to grant certiorari. Unfortunately, for the City of…
It’s been four years since the NFL was a party in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, but that streak could end if the city of Oakland gets its wish. Oakland has…
As MLB teams negotiate with newly drafted players, they’re restrained by MLB’s bonus pool system. The 30 clubs have agreed to cap how much each can spend on new labor…
The NCAA can call college athletes as “amateurs,” but that designation shouldn’t prevent schools from recognizing those athletes as employees, a new court filing in…
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a public high school football coach’s rights under the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment were…
In the latest sign that Johnson v. NCAA—a federal case which argues college athletes should be paid at least as much as their work-study classmates—is worrying the…
If a work-study student is paid on an hourly basis to sell popcorn at games, shouldn’t their classmate playing in those games also be paid an hourly rate? That’s the…
The NCAA might have lost Alston at the U.S. Supreme Court in a 9-0 shutout, but the organization contends last year’s historic defeat supports its assertion that college…
Alabama football coach Nick Saban generated headlines Wednesday when he blasted Texas A&M for what Saban termed “buying” recruits through NIL deals. Saban also bemoaned…