NCAA Says SCOTUS Defeat Boosts Brief That Athletes Aren’t Employees
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…
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Saban vs. Fisher Recruiting Spat Misses the Reality of NCAA v. Alston
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…
Football Coach Supreme Court Case Pits Religious Freedom vs. Coercion
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. The case centers on whether a public high school football coach has a…
Biden Billionaires Tax Would Ding Sports Team Owners
Sports team ownership has been a winning bet over the past three decades, with 102 North American franchises now worth $1 billion or more. But a new tax plan would hit…
Biden SCOTUS Nominee Jackson Ruled on MLB Doping Libel Case
President Joe Biden’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, is no stranger to the intersection of sports and the law. Until her ascension to…
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…
Ousted Football Coach Adds Free Speech to NCAA Athlete-Pay Miasma
Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a free speech case with potentially far-reaching implications for employees of public institutions. If college…
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…
NCAA Athletes-as-Employees Case Heads to Federal Appeals Court
As 2022 begins, college athletes’ quest to gain recognition as employees is headed to a federal appeals court. On Dec. 22, Pennsylvania district judge John Padova…
Top 5 Sports Law Controversies to Watch in 2022
With a baseball labor brawl, an aggrieved ex-NFL coach, crumbling college amateurism and a pandemic that won’t go away, sports attorneys have much in store in 2022. Here…
Top 5 Sports Law Controversies of 2021 Traveled Far Beyond Sports
2021 was a transformative year on many fronts, including in sports law. There were several legal controversies in sports that have shaken the industry. Â Â U.S. Supreme…
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…
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