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
As 2024 comes to a close, permutations in the arena of name, image and likeness (NIL) impacting collegiate athletics continue unabated. Most prominently, Northern District of California District Judge Claudia Wilken...more
The NCAA and five athletic conferences approved paying nearly $2.8 billion in retrospective name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation to settle three pending antitrust lawsuits.
The proposed settlement contemplates a...more
U.S. District Judge Clifton Corker issued an injunctive order prohibiting the NCAA from enforcing its name, image or likeness (NIL) rules to the extent those rules prohibit prospective or existing student-athletes from...more
3/6/2024
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Compensation ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Damages ,
Enforcement ,
Injunctions ,
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Name and Likeness ,
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Sherman Act ,
Student Athletes ,
Third-Party
The NCAA adopts name, image and likeness (NIL) legislation requiring disclosure of certain NIL deals, providing NCAA-developed NIL education and reference resources, and a voluntary registry of NIL service providers.
The...more
Member institutions should begin preparing in earnest for direct student-athlete compensation.
The NCAA president unexpectedly circulated a governance blueprint last week that would significantly alter existing Name, Image...more
12/15/2023
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Audits ,
Class Action ,
Compensation ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Trust Funds