NCAA Settlement Update — Highway to NIL Podcast
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Serving the Diverse Needs of Children through Education Law: On Record PR
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The NCAA's Response to the NIL Recruitment Injunction — Highway to NIL Podcast
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Navigating the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics: Implications of the Dartmouth College Student-Athlete Labor Decision
Proof in Trial: University of Louisville
State AGs File NIL Antitrust Lawsuits — Highway to NIL Podcast
NCAA Division I Council Approves New NIL Disclosure and Transparency Rules — Highway to NIL Podcast
NIL Senate Hearing — Highway to NIL Podcast
2023 DSIR Deeper Dive: Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Are Trying to Assert a New Cause of Action Against Universities Based on an Old Law Regulating Videotape Service Providers
Podcast: A Conversation with Andy Rotherham on Hot Topics in Education for 2023
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The Labor Law Insider: Recent U.S. Supreme Court, NLRB Decisions Highlight Labor Issues in Higher Education
New NCAA NIL Guidance Memorandum - Highway to NIL Podcast
College Esports and Title IX With Jeffrey Levine, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Sport Business and Program Lead – Esport Business BSBA, Drexel University
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The recent federal appellate decision in O'Bannon v. NCAA may have profound implications for colleges obligated to ensure gender equity in athletics under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). In the...more
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As previously noted in this blog, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has sought amicus curiae briefing in the Northwestern University and College Athletes Players Association matter on review of the NLRB Regional...more
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