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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - October 2024 #3

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A former Olympian is suing New Balance over the end of her career. Khamica Bingham, a two-time Olympic sprinter from Canada, is suing the Boston-based shoe company alleging that a malfunction in her running shoes led to a...more

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NCAA Settlement Hearing — Highway to NIL Podcast

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The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more

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The Caitlin Clark Effect, Salaries and Name, Image, Likeness in the WNBA

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In May 2024, Caitlin Clark, the standout Iowa Hawkeyes point guard, joined the Indiana Fever. Her rookie debut coincided with an almost 200% increase in viewership for the WNBA —the so-called “Caitlin Clark Effect.” Of...more

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Johnson Case’s Potential Impact on Colleges, NIL, and College Athletics — Highway to NIL

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The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more

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The Pitch - June 2024

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Pitch - April 2024

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - April 2024 #5

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Twenty-six current and former collegiate athletes who played in the state of Iowa filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the state and its Division of Criminal Investigation of its Department of Public Safety, alleging that...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

The Labor Law Insider—Dartmouth Men's Basketball Team Unionizes: Air Ball or Nothing But Net?

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In part two of the discussion regarding the successful unionization of the Dartmouth University men’s basketball team, our labor law insiders Tyler Paetkau and Jason Montgomery, along with host Tom Godar, offer analysis and...more

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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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NILAR: Oregon's New Bill Changes the Name of the Game

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On February 14, the Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill amending the state’s law regarding name, image, and likeness (NIL). If the bill (HB 4119) passes through the state Senate, it would prohibit the NCAA, athletic...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - February 2024 #4

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The first person charged for violating a 2020 law that forbids conspiracies to taint international sports events through performance-enhancing drugs received a three-month prison sentence. Federal prosecutors used the...more

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The Previous Rules are Under Further Review: Antitrust, NIL, and the NCAA

Sports and antitrust might seem an odd couple at first glance. In truth, however, the two are not only related but deeply entwined in American law. Indeed, professional baseball as we know it exists largely thanks to a 1922...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

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Highlights of the Federal Proposals to Regulate NIL Deals

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The 2023 college football season ended in early January, and sports fans are eagerly anticipating the start of college basketball’s March Madness. Many are also anxious about the future of college sports, given the non-stop...more

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NCAA President Proposes Radical Changes to NIL Rules — Highway to NIL Podcast

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The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more

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NIL Antitrust Litigation - Highway to NIL Podcast

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The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student-athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more

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Sports Sponsorship Agreements in the Digital Age

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Technological advances and changes prompted by COVID-19 have driven an evolution in sports sponsorship agreements, from traditional advertising to a digital-heavy and more accessible sponsorship environment. But with those...more

Kaufman & Canoles

What the King of NIL Can Teach Us

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Since the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) suspended its Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules in June 2021, college athletes across the country have had the opportunity to profit by striking NIL deals to...more

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NIL Pointers for Student Athletes – Part I

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In continuing this week’s Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) suggestions, below is the first part of general pointers for student-athletes to keep in mind when it comes to NIL matters...more

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NCAA Publishes Interim NIL Policy Clarifications

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On October 26, 2022, the NCAA approved and published additional clarifications to its Name Image Likeness (NIL) Policy. Following the NCAA’s initial release of the NIL Policy on July 1, 2021, permitting student-athletes to...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - NCAA NIL - Where Things Stand One Year Later

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In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Ed White and Courtney Reigel look at the implementation of the NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Policy and where things stand for universities, athletes, states and...more

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Pass Interference: Potential Tax Implications of NIL Collectives in College Sports

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Conference realignments. TV deals continuing to soar. Name, image and likeness. If there is one thing that has recently come to define college sports, it is the constant flux and the ebb and flow of change permeating the...more

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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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Judge Rules in Favor of Zion Williamson in Case Against Former Agent

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A three year legal battle in federal district court between NBA superstar and former Duke University standout, Zion Williamson, and his former agent was brought to a close earlier this month in the Middle District of North...more

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