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Name, Image, and Likeness Compensation for Student-Athletes: From the Playing Field to the Courthouse, Is the Ball Now in...

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For decades, student-athletes have asserted that colleges and universities have benefitted from their participation in collegiate athletics, while the student athletes themselves receive nothing in return. A college...more

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Student Athletes Secure Victory Over NCAA: Discussing the Future of NIL in Collegiate Athletics

In July 2021, the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston secured student-athletes’ right to monetize their name, image, and likeness (or NIL). Before the landmark decision, the...more

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Tennessee and Virginia AGs File Antitrust Suit Against NCAA Over New NIL Policies

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On January 31, Tennessee Attorney General (AG) Jonathan Skrmetti, joined by Virginia AG Jason Miyares, filed suit against the NCAA in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee for alleged violations of the...more

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The NIL Presumption: Is the Newest NCAA Measure a Boon for Enforcement or the Next Front for Legal Challenge?

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The Name, Image, and Likeness (“NIL”) era of college sports has brought headlines, rumors, and dollar signs, but little in the way of NCAA enforcement. The NCAA’s seeming reluctance to take action against perceived violators...more

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More Madness: Catch Up With NCAA Happenings

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While there’s no denying March Madness brings the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) considerable attention, the Association has been the subject of significant press over the last year for several hot-button...more

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Game Changer: Understanding the NCAA’s New NIL Policy

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For over a century, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) barred student-athletes from monetizing their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”). Yet, after facing mounting pressure from student-athletes, state...more

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An In-Depth Summary and Analysis of the Important Alston Decision

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On June 21, 2021, the United States Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) released its highly anticipated opinion in NCAA v. Alston. SCOTUS unanimously upheld the rulings by the United States District Court for the Northern District of...more

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College Sports, Video Games & the Right of Publicity With Guest Michael McCann of Sportico

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In this episode of “Lawyers With Game,” host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice, discusses the issues of college athletes being compensated for their name, image and likeness...more

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Two Important Antitrust Cases Decided by US Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court decided two antitrust cases for October Term 2020. The first case, AMG Capital Management v. Federal Trade Commission, unanimously held that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is not...more

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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words—and Maybe a Thousand Bucks Too, According to the NCAA

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The NCAA has implemented a blockbuster temporary policy allowing college athletes to be paid for the use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL). This reversal of the NCAA’s long-standing ban against compensation to college...more

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Navigating the New World of Name-Image-Likeness for Student-Athletes

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On June 21, 2021, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that NCAA rules prohibiting most types of compensation for student-athletes’ name, image and likeness (NIL) violate federal antitrust laws in the landmark...more

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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Why the risks of holding the Tokyo Summer Olympic Game remain high, and how PGA Tour golfer...

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Strange as it may be, with vast majority of the world still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are on the eve of the opening ceremony for the “2020” Tokyo Summer Olympics. Olympic games in “normal” times are logistical...more

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JONES DAY TALKS®: Alston, the NCAA, and the Future of College Sports

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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 9-0 in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston that the NCAA violated antitrust law by prohibiting member colleges from providing athletes with certain educational benefits....more

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SCOTUS Decision in NCAA v. Alston May Open the Door for College Athletes to Receive Minimum Wage

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If the Johnson court sides with the plaintiffs, student athletes will finally have an opportunity to prove that they are employees under the FLSA and deserve, at the very least, the minimum wage....more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules that the NCAA's Limits on Education-Related Benefits Violate Federal Antitrust Law

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In a recent unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States in NCAA v. Alston ruled that the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) limits on education-related benefits are invalid under federal...more

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College Athletes Should Proceed with Caution When Offered an Endorsement Deal Under New NIL Bill

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Following a unanimous ground-breaking decision delivered by the U.S. Supreme Court in NCAA v. Alston, effective July 1, 2021, the NCAA adopted an interim Name, Image and Likeness (“NIL”) policy, which set off broad NIL...more

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June 2021: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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What the NCAA’s 9-0 loss means for college sports

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Just days ago, in NCAA v. Alston, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the NCAA may place no limits on “education-related” benefits to student-athletes. Siding with current and former student-athlete plaintiffs, the Court...more

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More Changes to College Athlete Compensation

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Less than two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court’s significant decision in NCAA v. Alston, college athletes secured yet another win in their prospects for compensation. The NCAA recently announced a new interim policy...more

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Supreme Court Holds That the ‘NCAA Is Not Above the Law' and Issues Warning to Colleges, Universities and Other Not-for-Profit...

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On June 21, 2021, in NCAA v. Alston, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) rules limiting education-related compensation that colleges and universities can provide...more

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The Supreme Court Says, “The NCAA is not above the law.” Will College Athletes Get Paid To Play?

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In a long awaited decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously this week in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston et al., that the NCAA violated the antitrust laws in limiting the education-related benefits...more

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NCAA v. Alston Case: Supreme Court Strikes Down NCAA Rules Restricting Benefits to Student-Athletes

On June 21, 2021, in an opinion providing a very interesting historical overview of collegiate athletics going back to the 19th century and the founding of what is now the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the...more

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A New Era in College Sports, but There’s Still a Long Road Ahead

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On June 21, 2021, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Alston v. NCAA that certain rules enacted by the NCAA cannot survive federal antitrust scrutiny. Although this was likely not a major defeat for the NCAA,...more

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NCAA Rules Limiting Education-Related Benefits Violate Antitrust Laws

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NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION v. ALSTON - Before the United States Supreme Court; Opinion by Justice Gorsuch; Concurring Opinion by Justice Kavanaugh; On writs of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals...more

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Student-Athletes Score In SCOTUS Decision Declaring that the NCAA is “Not Above the Law”

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Student-athletes are gaining headway in their fight for additional compensation in exchange for the benefit they provide to the NCAA and its membership institutions. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a...more

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