Anticompetitive conduct remains a priority for state attorneys general (AGs), as evidenced by a preliminary settlement between the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and an 11-state coalition of AGs, including...more
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will stop enforcing rules restricting Division I athletes from transferring from one institution to another under a consent judgment filed in an antitrust lawsuit brought by...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Proposed Settlement Between AGs, DOJ, and NCAA Would...more
A bipartisan coalition of 11 state AGs and the U.S. DOJ have reached a settlement with the NCAA to resolve allegations of federal antitrust law violations. As previously reported, the AGs alleged that the Transfer Eligibility...more
In last year’s report, we discussed House v. National Collegiate Athletic Association—the third case in a trilogy filed by current and former student-athletes who claim the NCAA, as well as the Power 5 conferences, violated...more
On April 22, 2024, the NCAA approved significant changes to NCAA Division I transfer eligibility and name, image, and likeness (NIL) rules. The changes to transfer and NIL rules are immediately effective. Transfers - The...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •AGs Don’t Like NCAA’s Name-Image-Likeness Restrictions- ...more
Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti and Virginia AG Jason Miyares filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association alleging that the organization’s restrictions on future student-athletes’ ability to...more
This year kicked off with several important name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) updates that universities, boosters,1 and NIL Collectives2 would do well to review. Earlier this month, the NCAA Division I Committee on...more
The U.S. Department of Justice, alongside the District of Columbia and states of Mississippi, Virginia, Minnesota, joined seven other states in their antitrust challenge against the NCAA’s transfer eligibility rule. The...more
A bipartisan group of seven AGs filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) alleging that the organization’s Transfer Eligibility Rule violates federal antitrust law by unjustifiably...more
A federal court ruling has forced the NCAA to suspend its transfer eligibility rule, bringing temporary relief to college athletes seeking to transfer schools without sitting out a year of competition....more
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) faces a new legal challenge as seven U.S. states have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the NCAA’s student-athlete transfer eligibility rule violates U.S. antitrust law....more
In a much-anticipated move, the NCAA Division I Council has approved a rule change to modify current transfer rules and unify all student-athletes under the same transfer rules. The change will allow student-athletes in five...more