For the first time ever, all Division I colleges and universities may decide to compensate their student-athletes directly through revenue sharing under the terms of the House v. NCAA settlement, signaling a new chapter for...more
6/19/2025
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College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Compensation ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
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Public Schools ,
Revenue Sharing ,
School Districts ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Student Athletes ,
Title IX ,
Universities
In long-awaited guidance, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) officially confirmed what many Title IX practitioners and athletics administrators thought to be true: Title IX’s gender equity...more
Last week saw yet another shift in the world of college athletics. This time it came through an executive order from Georgia Governor Brian Kemp that creates a path for colleges and universities to directly compensate...more
The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) amended its rules on July 18 to place additional limits on how student-athletes can participate in commercial name, image, and likeness (NIL) activities. This amendment comes nearly...more
Over the last three years, following the implementation of an interim policy from the NCAA in July 2021, college student-athletes have been able to pursue name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals. In addition to the NCAA rules,...more
3/19/2024
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College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Compensation ,
Employee Definition ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Cooper ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
NLRB ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Rescission ,
Student Athletes ,
Unions ,
Universities
Georgia has joined the list of states that allow high school athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). On October 2, 2023, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) added a new bylaw and guidance to its...more
On June 1, 2022, the Georgia Supreme Court issued a ruling that has the potential to significantly impact discovery in Georgia courts. In Gen. Motors, LLC v. Buchanan, No. S21G1147, 2022 WL 1750716 (Ga. June 1, 2022), the...more
6/7/2022
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Burden of Proof ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Corporate Executives ,
Corporate Officers ,
Depositions ,
Discovery ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
GA Supreme Court ,
General Motors ,
Rules of Civil Procedure