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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 6, June 2024

Welcome to the sixth issue of The Academic Advisor – our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. For this mid-summer edition, we take a deeper look at the newest developments regarding the 2024 amendments to...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

NIL Compensation or Salary? Depends on the Contract

As name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) deals dominate high school and collegiate sports, it is increasingly important to have an airtight contract for high school and college athletes to preserve NCAA eligibility. Just ask Matt...more

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Dartmouth Basketball Players Vote to Be First College Athletes Represented by a Union

On March 5, 2024, players on the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team voted to unionize, making the group the first college sports team to do so in the United States. Dartmouth College has already filed an appeal with the...more

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Are You Keeping Score? An Update on Recent Sports Law Developments

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We may be embarking on the end of the infamous transfer portal hold that restricts college-athletes from immediate competition after switching schools. In an age of increasing athlete autonomy, this ruling could impose a...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness Guidance for Businesses and Boosters

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The world of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) has exploded onto the scene and taken college athletics by storm.  The impact of NIL on the college sports landscape is a topic of daily discussion throughout sports media. ...more

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What Every Student-Athlete Needs to Know: Six Key Issues for Name, Image, and Likeness Deals

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In a policy reversal many years in the making, the NCAA now allows student-athletes (“SAs”) to benefit from the use of their name, image, and “likeness,” such as their nickname or voice (“NIL”). The policy change includes not...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

The Value of Uniqueness: Non-Fungible Tokens in the Age of Name, Image and Likeness

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A vintage baseball card of Hall-of-Fame shortstop Honus Wagner reportedly sold for a record $3.25 million last October in the midst of a pandemic-fueled surge in collectibles and memorabilia sales.  Produced by American...more

Foster Garvey PC

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: What the Supreme Court Ruling in Alston v. NCAA Means for the Future of College Sports

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“The NCAA is not above the law.” Those seven words capped Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s searing concurring opinion issued in connection with Monday’s (June 21) unanimous (9-0) U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Alston v. National...more

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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - June 2021

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Athletes and entertainers are people, too. Albeit, incredibly talented people, but deserving of the same treatment with dignity and respect as how we would want ourselves to be treated. For better or worse, sometimes their...more

K&L Gates LLP

HUB Talks: Talking Sports Law: A Conversation with NCAA Chief Legal Officer Donald Remy

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Throughout the month of February, we celebrate Black History Month in the U.S. On this episode of Talking Sports Law with K&L Gates, NCAA Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer Donald Remy joins hosts Trevor Gates,...more

Miller Canfield

Michigan Introduces Legislation to Permit Likeness/Image Compensation for Student Athletes

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The Michigan House of Representatives introduced legislation that would allow college athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, likeness rights or athletic reputation. Michigan House Bill No. 5217...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

O’Bannon v. NCAA – A Split Decision by the Ninth Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its highly anticipated decision in the O’Bannon case on September 30, 2015. This case was an appeal of the United States District Court for the Northern District...more

Stoel Rives LLP

NCAA Dodges Judicial Bullet in Federal Case Challenging Amateurism Rules

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As a lifelong Boise State University fan, and gamer who pre-ordered the EA Sports NCAA Football 2008 game (with Jared Zabransky on the cover), I was probably more excited than your average legal beagle to read last week’s...more

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