Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia denied a request from a D-1 baseball player for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the NCAA related to his eligibility, as well as a preliminary...more
On January 31, the attorney general (AG) for the state of Tennessee and the attorney general for the Commonwealth of Virginia announced that they had reached an agreement in principle with the National Collegiate Athletics...more
2/13/2025
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Settlement ,
Sherman Act ,
State Attorneys General ,
Student Athletes
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
On February 23, U.S. District Judge Clifton L. Corker of the Eastern District of Tennessee, issued an opinion and order granting the Tennessee and Virginia attorneys generals’ (AG) request for a preliminary injunction...more
2/29/2024
/ College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Sherman Act ,
Sports ,
State Attorneys General ,
Student Athletes ,
TRO
On December 13, a West Virginia federal judge placed a temporary hold on an NCAA rule (NCAA Division I Bylaw 14.5.5.1) requiring certain student-athletes who transferred schools to wait a year before competing in games. This...more
12/21/2023
/ Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Bylaws ,
College Athletes ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Educational Institutions ,
Eligibility Determination ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Sherman Act ,
Student Athletes ,
Transfer Restrictions
The Biden administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division recently secured its first criminal conviction for a labor-side violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act after VDA OC LLC (VDA) entered a guilty plea....more