Athletics on campus are currently in full swing. Football continues toward its various bowls and championships, while men’s and women’s basketball competitions have just begun, not to mention the many other fall and winter...more
On June 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision upholding the bribery convictions of two defendants in the college basketball scandal that garnered a significant amount of media attention in...more
On May 11, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law House Bill 1351 (HB 1351), which requires public and private four-year colleges in Tennessee that are not under the authority of the Tennessee Board of Regents...more
6/7/2021
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On March 31, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in NCAA v. Alston, the closely-watched case that will determine whether certain NCAA rules, limiting compensation provided by colleges and universities to student-athletes,...more
4/16/2021
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On March 31, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the closely watched case of NCAA v. Alston, the so-called “pay for play” case. The Supreme Court’s ruling in this case could have important ramifications not only for...more
Last week, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed, in all respects, an injunction issued by Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California in Alston v. NCAA, the...more
On May 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed down its decision in Alston v. NCAA, the so-called “pay for play” case in which student-athletes challenged certain “amateurism” rules of the National...more